21-3609. Abuse of a child.

21-3609

Chapter 21.--CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS PART II.--PROHIBITED CONDUCT Article 36.--CRIMES AFFECTING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND CHILDREN

      21-3609.   Abuse of a child.Abuse of a child is intentionally torturing, cruelly beating, shaking whichresults in great bodily harm or inflictingcruel and inhuman corporal punishment upon any child under the age of 18 years.

      Abuse of a child is a severity level 5, person felony.

      History:   L. 1969, ch. 180, § 21-3609; L. 1984, ch. 119, § 12;L. 1992, ch. 298, § 37;L. 1993, ch. 291, § 60;L. 1995, ch. 251, § 12; July 1.