§ 6-2-503 — Child abuse; penalty

Wyoming § 6-2-503

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 06: Crimes and Offenses
• Ch. 2: OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON
• Art. 5: ASSAULT AND BATTERY

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(a) A person who is not responsible for a child's welfare
as defined by W.S. 14-3-202(a)(i), is guilty of child abuse, a
felony punishable by imprisonment for not more than ten (10)
years, if:
(i) The actor is an adult or is at least six (6)
years older than the victim; and
(ii) The actor intentionally or recklessly inflicts
upon a child under the age of sixteen (16) years:
(A) Physical injury as defined in W.S.
14-3-202(a)(ii)(B);
(B) Mental injury as defined in W.S.
14-3-202(a)(ii)(A); or
(C) Torture or cruel confinement.
(b) A person is guilty of child abuse, a felony punishable
by imprisonment for not more than ten (10) years, if a person
responsible for a child's welfare as defined in W.S.
14-3-202(a)(i) intentionally or recklessly inflicts upon a child
under the age of eighteen (18) years:
(i) Physical injury as defined in W.S.
14-3-202(a)(ii)(B), excluding reasonable corporal punishment;
(ii) Mental injury as defined in W.S.
14-3-202(a)(ii)(A); or
(iii) Torture or cruel confinement.
(c) Aggravated child abuse is a felony punishable by
imprisonment for not more than twenty-five (25) years if in the
course of committing the crime of child abuse, as defined in
subsection (a) or (b) of this section, the person intentionally
or recklessly inflicts serious bodily injury upon the victim or
the person intentionally inflicts substantial mental or
emotional injury upon the victim by the torture or cruel
confinement of the victim.