§ 6-4-403 — Abandoning or endangering children; penalties; "child"; disclosure or publication of identifying information; "minor victim"

(a) No parent, guardian or custodian of a child shall:
(i) Abandon the child without just cause; or
(ii) Knowingly or with criminal negligence cause,
permit or contribute to the endangering of the child's life or
health by violating a duty of care, protection or support.
(b) No person shall knowingly:
(i) Cause, encourage, aid or contribute to a child's
violation of any law of this state;
(ii) Cause, encourage, aid or permit a child to
enter, remain or be employed in any place or premises used for
prostitution or for professional gambling;
(iii) Commit any indecent or obscene act in the
presence of a child;
(iv) Sell, give or otherwise furnish a child any drug
prohibited by law without a physician's prescription;
(v) Conceal or refuse to reveal to the parent,
guardian, lawful custodian or to a peace officer the location of
a child knowing that the child has run away from a parent,
guardian or lawful custodian, except when the action of the
defendant is necessary to protect the child from an immediate
danger to the child's welfare; or
(vi) Cause, encourage, aid or contribute to the
endangering of a child's health, welfare or morals, by using,
employing or permitting a child:
(A) In any business enterprise which is
injurious or dangerous to the health, morals, life or physical
safety of the child;
(B) In any place for purposes of begging;
(C) To be exhibited for the purpose of
displaying any deformity of a child, except to physicians,
nurses or other health professionals; or
(D) In a place used for prostitution.
(E) Repealed By Laws 1999, ch. 180, § 3.
(c) A person violating this section is guilty of a
misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for not more than one (1)
year, a fine of not more than one thousand dollars ($1,000.00),
or both. A person convicted of a second violation of this
section is guilty of a felony punishable by imprisonment for not
more than five (5) years, a fine of not more than five thousand
dollars ($5,000.00), or both.
(d) As used in this section, "child" means a person under
the age of sixteen (16) years.
(e) Paragraph (b)(ii) of this section does not apply to
crimes chargeable under W.S. 6-4-103(a)(i). Paragraph (b)(iv) of
this section does not apply to crimes chargeable under W.S.