Child Neglect & Abandonment State Statutes

"The following is a list of state statutes criminalizing child neglect and abandonment. Not all
states define child neglect and abandonment in the same manner, as some states do not even use
the terms “neglect” or “abandonment”.

A few states include within their definition of “child abuse” or “child endangerment” the concepts of neglect and abandonment. Many states include the definition of abandonment in their neglect laws or vice versa. All states have some form of statute criminalizing the underlying facets of neglect and abandonment,

"Washington

Rev. Code Wash. (ARCW) § 9A.42.020 (2007) § 9A.42.020.
Criminal mistreatment in the first degree

 (1) A parent of a child, the person entrusted with the physical custody of a child or dependent
person, a person who has assumed the responsibility to provide to a dependent person the basic
necessities of life, or a person employed to provide to the child or dependent person the basic
necessities of life is guilty of criminal mistreatment in the first degree if he or she recklessly, as
defined in RCW 9A.08.010, causes great bodily harm to a child or dependent person by
withholding any of the basic necessities of life.

(2) Criminal mistreatment in the first degree is a class B felony.
Rev. Code Wash. (ARCW) § 9A.42.030 (2007)
§ 9A.42.030. Criminal mistreatment in the second degree

 (1) A parent of a child, the person entrusted with the physical custody of a child or dependent
person, a person who has assumed the responsibility to provide to a dependent person the basic
necessities of life, or a person employed to provide to the child or dependent person the basic
necessities of life is guilty of criminal mistreatment in the second degree if he or she recklessly,
as defined in RCW 9A.08.010, either (a) creates an imminent and substantial risk of death or
great bodily harm, or (b) causes substantial bodily harm by withholding any of the basic
necessities of life.

(2) Criminal mistreatment in the second degree is a class C felony "

Source ( page 88)
http://www.ndaa.org/pdf/ncpca_statute_child_neglect_abandonment_3_07.pdf