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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
01/18/2023
In Committee
03/16/2023
03/16/2023
Crossed Over
02/15/2023
02/15/2023
Passed
03/21/2023
03/21/2023
Dead
Signed/Enacted/Adopted
03/28/2023
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)
Claire Cory (R)*,
Zac Ista (D)*,
Alisa Mitskog (D)*,
Corey Mock (D)*,
Emily O'Brien (R)*,
Shannon Roers Jones (R)*,
Matt Ruby (R)*,
Austen Schauer (R)*,
Mary Schneider (D)*,
Kathy Hogan (D),
Curt Kreun (R),
Judy Lee (R),
Last Action
Filed with Secretary Of State 03/28 (on 03/30/2023)
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