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ND HB1492

Defining mental injury for the crime of child abuse; and to provide a penalty.


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Introduced
01/18/2023
In Committee
03/16/2023
Crossed Over
02/15/2023
Passed
03/21/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/28/2023

Introduced Session

68th Legislative Assembly

Bill Summary

AN ACT to amend and reenact section 14-09-22 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to defining mental injury for the crime of child abuse; and to provide a penalty.

AI Summary

This bill amends North Dakota's child abuse law to define "mental injury" as an observable and substantial, non-transitory impairment to a child's mental or psychological ability to function within a normal range of performance or behavior. It also increases the penalties for child abuse offenses, including requiring a minimum one-year imprisonment sentence and court-ordered parental capacity evaluations, mental health evaluations, and anger management assessments as a condition of probation.

Committee Categories

Justice

Sponsors (12)

Last Action

Filed with Secretary Of State 03/28 (on 03/30/2023)

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