CHAPTER 429
S.P. 588 - L.D. 1764
An Act to Amend the Crime of Endangering the Welfare of a Child
Be it enacted by the People of the State of Maine as follows:
Sec. 1. 17-A MRSA §554, sub-§1, ¶B-1, as enacted by PL 1995, c. 694, Pt. C, §4 and affected by Pt. E, §2, is amended to read:
B-1. Being the parent, foster parent, guardian or other person having the care and custody of the child, cruelly treats that child by abuse, neglect or extreme punishment; or
Sec. 2. 17-A MRSA §554, sub-§1, ¶B-2 is enacted to read:
B-2. Being a parent, foster parent, guardian or other person responsible for the long-term general care and welfare of a child under 16, recklessly fails to take reasonable measures to protect the child from the risk of further bodily injury after knowing:
(1) That the child had, in fact, sustained serious bodily injury or bodily injury under circumstances posing a substantial risk of serious bodily injury; and
(2) That such bodily injury was, in fact, caused by the unlawful use of physical force by another person; or
Sec. 3. 17-A MRSA §554, sub-§3, as enacted by PL 1975, c. 499, §1, is amended to read:
3. Endangering the welfare of a child is a Class D crime, except that a violation of subsection 1, paragraph B-2 is a Class C crime.
Effective September 21, 2001, unless otherwise indicated.
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