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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="10-219" title_number="10" title_name="Support in General" subtitle_number="2" subtitle_name="Criminal Nonsupport and Desertion">
  <level label="a">
    <text>An individual who has care, custody, or control of a minor child may not desert the child:</text>
    <level label="1">
      <text>with the intent that the child become a public charge; or</text>
    </level>
    <level label="2">
      <text>without providing for the child’s support for at least 3 years by a responsible individual or a licensed child care facility.</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="b">
    <text>A person who violates this section is guilty of a misdemeanor and on conviction is subject to a fine not exceeding $100 or imprisonment not exceeding 1 year.</text>
  </level>
</section>
