There is also another statute in Connecticut that a person can be charged with and it is called leaving a child unsupervised in a motor vehicle. This is the same statute but a lesser charge. It is a misdemeanor while the risk of injury charge is a felony, and this one can be any circumstance in which a person leaves a child under the age of 12 unsupervised in a motor vehicle for a period of time that is a risk to the child’s health or safety.