Statutes | Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians Tribal Code Title III Chapter 3 ยง3-3-9 | 2018
Any person who is a parent, guardian, or otherwise has legal custody of a child under the age of twelve (12) years and leaves such child unattended (or attended by a person not competent to care for the child) or who fails to provide necessities for the child's well being, including but not limited to education, medical or other care shall be guilty of the offense of child neglect. This offense is a Class B offense.
Any child under the age of eighteen (18) who is determined to be mentally incompetent or emotionally unstable shall not be left unattended. Any person who is a parent, guardian or otherwise has legal custody of such child and who violates this section shall be guilty of a Class A offense.