Safe Haven Infant Check (NY, NJ, TX)

Checks a safe-haven infant surrender in New York, New Jersey, or Texas and gives the notice deadline.

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

Example

State
Texas
Infant's age
20
Parent said they will come back
No
Signs of abuse or neglect
No
Child received
2026-09-18T22:00

Result: Texas, 20 days old: eligible; notify DFPS by the close of Monday, September 21, 2026.

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

What you enter

  • State
  • Infant's age (days, or an estimate)
  • Parent said they will come back (NJ, TX)
  • Signs of abuse or neglect (TX)
  • Child received (YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM; NJ, TX)
How this is calculated

Tex. Family Code 262.301-262.309; N.J.S.A. 30:4C-15.7 (Safe Haven Infant Protection Act); N.Y. Penal Law 260.00. 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.