§ 61-8F-4 — Battery and assault of a disabled child

(a) Any person in a position of trust to a disabled child, with supervisory responsibility over the child who unlawfully and intentionally makes physical contact of an insulting and provoking nature to the person of the disabled child or unlawfully causes physical harm to the disabled child is guilty of a felony, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000 and imprisoned in a state correctional facility for not less than one nor more than five years, or both fined and imprisoned.

(b) Any person in a position of trust in relation to a disabled child, with supervisory responsibility over the child who unlawfully attempts to commit a violent injury to the person of the disabled child or unlawfully commits an act that places the disabled child in reasonable apprehension of immediately receiving a violent injury is guilty of a felony and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not less than one nor more than three years, or both fined and imprisoned.

Legislative History

2022 Reg. Sess., HB4600; 1998 Reg. Sess., SB158; 1996 Reg. Sess., SB130; 1993 Reg. Sess., SB584