Chapter 4
Offence of Abandonment of Children, Sick Persons, or Aged Persons

Section 306  Whoever abandons a child less than nine years of age in any place, with intent to wholly abandon such child in a manner so that such child shall be without a person to take care of, shall be punished with imprisonment not more than three years or fined not more than sixty thousand baht, or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 307 Whoever has the duty according to the law or under a contract of taking care of the helpless person because of age, sickness, infirmity in body or mind, abandons such person in the manner likely to endanger his or her life, shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than sixty thousand baht, or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 307 Whoever has the duty according to the law or under a contract of taking care of the helpless person because of age, sickness, infirmity in body or mind, abandons such person in the manner likely to endanger his or her life, shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than sixty thousand baht, or both.

[Penalty rate amended by section 4 of the Criminal Code Amendment (26st Issue) B.E. 2560 (A.D. 2017)]

Section 307 Whoever has the duty according to the law or under a contract of taking care of the helpless person because of age, sickness, infirmity in body or mind, abandons such person in the manner likely to endanger his or her life, shall be imprisoned not more than three years or fined not more than six thousand baht, or both.

Section 308 If the offence according to Section 306 or Section 307 causes death or grievous bodily harm to the abandoned person, the offender shall be punished as provided in Section 290, Section 297 or Section 298.