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2004 SESSION
HB 718 Sexual abuse; definition.
Introduced by: Stephen C. Shannon | all patrons ... notes | add to my profiles | history
SUMMARY AS PASSED HOUSE:
Definition of sexual abuse. Adds to the definition of sexual abuse used in criminal cases: "the complaining witness is under the age of 13, the accused causes or assists the complaining witness to touch the accused's, the witness's own, or another person's intimate parts or material directly covering such intimate parts."
SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:
Definition of sexual abuse. Adds to the definition of sexual abuse: "if the complaining witness is under the age of 13, the accused causes or assists the complaining witness to touch the accused's, the witness's own, or another person's intimate parts or material directly covering such intimate parts."