Current with legislation from 2024 Fiscal and Special Sessions.
Section 5-27-203 - Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the third degree(a)(1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the third degree if the person recklessly engages in conduct creating a substantial risk of serious harm to the physical or mental welfare of a person known by the actor to be an incompetent person.(2) As used in this section, "serious harm to the physical or mental welfare of a person" means physical or mental injury that causes: (A) Protracted disfigurement;(B) Protracted impairment of physical or mental health; or(C) Loss or protracted impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ.(b) Endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the third degree is a Class B misdemeanor.Acts 2005, No. 2216, § 3.