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2018 Kansas Statutes
Chapter 21 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Article 56 CRIMES AFFECTING FAMILY RELATIONSHIPS AND CHILDREN
21-5602 Abuse of a child.
Universal Citation: KS Stat § 21-5602 (2018)
21-5602. Abuse of a child. (a) Abuse of a child is knowingly:
(1) Torturing or cruelly beating any child under the age of 18 years;
(2) shaking any child under the age of 18 years which results in great bodily harm to the child; or
(3) inflicting cruel and inhuman corporal punishment upon any child under the age of 18 years.
(b) Abuse of a child is a severity level 5, person felony.
(c) A person who violates the provisions of this section may also be prosecuted for, convicted of, and punished for any form of battery or homicide.
History: L. 2010, ch. 136, § 79; L. 2011, ch. 30, § 285; July 1.
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