California Safely Surrendered Baby Checklist (HSC 1255.7)

Checks a California safe surrender under Health and Safety Code 1255.7: eligible at 72 hours old or younger.

Open the tool → Runs in your browser. Data leaves only if you deliberately send a problem report from the interactive tool.

Example

Infant's age at surrender
30
Custody accepted
2026-09-18T03:00
Coded ankle bracelet placed
Yes

Result: Eligible at 30 hours old; notify child protective services by Sunday, September 20, 2026, 3:00 am.

The tool opens with these values already filled in. Replace them with your own.

What you enter

  • Infant's age at surrender (hours)
  • Custody accepted (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM)
  • Coded ankle bracelet placed
How this is calculated

Cal. Health & Safety Code 1255.7 (safely surrendered baby). Read the source ↗

A reference and educational tool. Not medical, legal, or financial advice, and not a substitute for clinician judgment.

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Built by Clay Good. Source on GitHub.