Setting aside the obviously dangerous situations, are there any laws that speak to this in NC?
I'm not interested in opinions, conjecture or annectdotal evidence, I'm looking for the statutes that criminalize the behavior and the specific items defined as triggers. Ive seen hb827 (looks like it died in committee), but that's the only thing I've found that is close.

I read a posting in my local area that, while disturbing, didn't strike me as illegal and as I read the comments, I became more alarmed at the mob mentality of the circumstances than the action itself.

8/25/2015 9:44:37 PM

http://www.thewolfweb.com/message_topic.aspx?topic=628282&page=33

8/25/2015 11:12:14 PM

http://www.ncleg.net/Sessions/2009/Bills/House/PDF/H827v2.pdf

Quote :

" It is unlawful for any parent, legal guardian, or other person responsible for a child 9 who is less than nine years of age, to leave that child in a motor vehicle on any public street or 10 in any public vehicular area without the child being supervised in the motor vehicle by a person 11 who is at least 14 years of age if: (i) the conditions within or in the immediate vicinity of the 12 motor vehicle would cause a reasonable person to believe that the conditions may present a risk 13 to the child's health or safety or (ii) t"

you're allowed to leave your baby in the car, as long as your 14-year-old is in there with him.

8/25/2015 11:25:54 PM

that's a bill, not a law

8/26/2015 2:22:04 PM

^

Also I think there was a line of sight clause in that bill too.

8/26/2015 9:25:01 PM