Safe Haven Law

Abandoned Infant Protection

All Georgetown Fire Stations serve as Safe Havens under the Texas Family Code (Chapter 262, Subch. B, Sec. 262.301), which offers a protected legal alternative to unsafe infant abandonment.

There are many new parents who feel they cannot take care of their child and that there is nowhere to turn. The Texas Department of Family and Protective Services Baby Moses (or Safe Haven) Law allows parents to relinquish their unharmed infants to staff in safe havens while remaining anonymous and avoiding civil or criminal liability.

An unharmed newborn up to 60 days old may be handed off to a staff member at any hospital, fire station, or emergency medical services (EMS) station in Texas. NO QUESTIONS ASKED and NO FEAR OF PROSECUTION.


For more additional information and/or resources, please visit the following sites:

Texas Department of Family Protective Services: Information for Parents

National Safe Haven Alliance

Texas Baby Moses Project

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


Fire Department Safe Haven Locations

Fire Station 1
301 Industrial Ave
Georgetown, TX 78626

Fire Stations 2
1603 Williams Drive
Georgetown, TX 78628

Fire Station 3
5 Texas Drive
Georgetown, TX 78633

Fire Station 4
4200 Airport Road
Georgetown, TX 78628

Fire Station 5
3600 DB Wood Rd
Georgetown, TX 78628

Fire Station 6
6700 Williams Drive
Georgetown, TX 78633

Fire Station 7
2711 E University Ave
Georgetown, TX 78626

Administration
3500 DB Wood Rd
Georgetown, TX 78628

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