ROBERT L. EHRLICH, JR., Governor                            S.B. 133

(I) ANY BONE FRACTURE;
(II) ANY INTERNAL INJURY OR BLEEDING;
(III) SECOND OR THIRD DEGREE BURNS;
(IV) POISONING;

(V) BRAIN INJURY OR BLEEDING WITHIN THE SKULL; OR
(VI) ANY INJURY THAT CREATES A RISK OF DEATH.

(I)      BRAIN INJURY OR BLEEDING WITHIN THE SKULL;

(II)     STARVATION; OR

(III)    PHYSICAL INJURY THAT:

1.       CREATES A SUBSTANTIAL RISK OF DEATH; OR

2.       CAUSES PERMANENT OR PROTRACTED SERIOUS:

A.      DISFIGUREMENT;

B.       LOSS OF THE FUNCTION OF ANY BODILY MEMBER OR
ORGAN; OR

C.       IMPAIRMENT OF THE FUNCTION OF ANY BODILY MEMBER
OR ORGAN.

(b) (1) A PARENT OR OTHER PERSON WHO HAS PERMANENT OR TEMPORARY
CARE OR CUSTODY OR RESPONSIBILITY FOR THE SUPERVISION OF A MINOR MAY NOT
CAUSE ABUSE RESULTING IN SERIOUS PHYSICAL INJURY TO THE MINOR TO THE
MINOR THAT:

(I)      RESULTS IN THE DEATH OF THE MINOR; OR

(II)     CAUSES SEVERE PHYSICAL INJURY TO THE MINOR.

(2) EXCEPT AS PROVIDED IN SUBSECTION (C) OF THIS SECTION, A
PERSON WHO VIOLATES PARAGRAPH (1) OF THIS SUBSECTION IS GUILTY OF THE
FELONY OF CHILD ABUSE IN THE FIRST DEGREE AND ON CONVICTION IS SUBJECT
TO:

(I)      IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 25 YEARS; OR

(II)     IF THE VIOLATION RESULTS IN THE DEATH OF THE VICTIM,
IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 30 YEARS.

(C) A PERSON WHO VIOLATES THIS SECTION AFTER BEING CONVICTED OF A
PREVIOUS VIOLATION OF THIS SECTION IS GUILTY OF A FELONY AND ON
CONVICTION IS SUBJECT TO:

(1) IMPRISONMENT NOT EXCEEDING 25 YEARS; OR

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