The
City of San Marino Fire Department
participates
in the
California
Safely Surrendered Baby Law.
In California, the Safely
Surrendered Baby Law allows an individual to safely give up
an unwanted infant with no fear of arrest or prosecution for
abandonment as long as the baby has not been abused or
neglected. The law does not require that names be given when
the baby is surrendered. Parents are permitted to bring a
baby within 3 days of birth to any designated hospital staff
or designated fire station in the
County of Los Angeles. The baby will be
placed in a pre-adoptive home while the adoption process
gets underway. The San Marino Fire Department is one of the
designated fire departments which can accept babies in
Los Angeles
County.
For more
information please check out the Los Angeles County Safely
Surrendered Baby Law site
here.
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