Bill Text: NC H729 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended
Bill Title: Reckless Assault of a Child
Spectrum: Strong Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-04-07 - Ref To Com On Judiciary Subcommittee B [H729 Detail]
Download: North_Carolina-2011-H729-Amended.html
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA
SESSION 2011
H 1
HOUSE BILL 729
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Short Title: Reckless Assault of a Child. |
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Sponsors: |
Representatives Wray, Glazier, Insko, and M. Alexander (Primary Sponsors). For a complete list of Sponsors, see Bill Information on the NCGA Web Site. |
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Referred to: |
Judiciary Subcommittee B. |
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April 7, 2011
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT to create the criminal offense of reckless assault of a child.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. Article 8 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14‑32.5. Reckless assault of a child.
(a) Definition. – For purposes of this section, the term "serious bodily injury" means either of the following:
(1) Serious bodily injury as defined in G.S. 14‑318.4.
(2) Extreme rotational cranial acceleration and deceleration and one or more of the following:
a. Subdural hemorrhaging.
b. Intracranial hemorrhaging.
c. Retinal hemorrhaging.
(b) Offense. – A person is guilty of reckless assault of a child if the person is 18 years of age or more and recklessly causes serious bodily injury to the brain of a child less than five years old by shaking the child, or by slamming or throwing the child so as to impact the child's head on a hard surface or object.
(c) Penalty. – Unless the conduct is covered under some other provision of law providing greater punishment, a person who commits reckless assault of a child is guilty of a Class D felony."
SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2011, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.
