6648-S AMH SCHI MORI 47

SSB 6648 - H AMD to H CJC COMM AMD (6648-S AMH CJC H4692.1)

By Representative Schindler

     On page 1, after line 33 of the amendment, insert:

     "(3) It is an affirmative defense to criminal mistreatment in the fourth degree, that the defendant must prove by a preponderance of the evidence, that the basic necessities of life were withheld:

     (a) As part of a religious observance and no permanent injury or illness resulted; or

     (b) As a disciplinary measure for a reasonable period of time and no permanent injury or illness resulted."

EFFECT: Adds affirmative defenses to the crime of criminal mistreatment in the fourth degree for religious observances and discipline where no permanent injury or illness resulted.