HB 2382 - DIGEST

(SUBSTITUTED FOR - SEE 1ST SUB)

     Declares that a person is guilty of the crime of criminal mistreatment in the fourth degree if the person is the parent of a child, is a person entrusted with the physical custody of a child or other dependent person, or is a person employed to provide to the child or dependent person the basic necessities of life, and either:

     (1) With criminal negligence, creates an imminent and substantial risk of bodily injury to a child or dependent person by withholding any of the basic necessities of life; or

     (2) With criminal negligence, causes bodily injury or extreme mental distress to a child or dependent person by withholding the basic necessities of life.