Amends TCA Title 39 and Title 40, Chapter 35.
Under this bill, any person who negligently, by act or omission, engages in conduct that places a child in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment, commits a Class A misdemeanor. If the abused child is eight years of age or less, the penalty is a Class D felony. For purposes of this bill, a person "engages in conduct that places a child in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment" if: (1) The person's conduct related to the controlled substance methamphetamine or any other controlled substance, except marijuana, exposes the child to the controlled substance; and (2) An analysis of a specimen of the child's blood, hair, fingernail, urine, or other bodily substance indicates the presence of methamphetamine or any other controlled substance, except marijuana, in the child's body.
Under this bill, any person who negligently, by act or omission, engages in conduct that places a child in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment, commits a Class A misdemeanor. If the abused child is eight years of age or less, the penalty is a Class D felony. For purposes of this bill, a person "engages in conduct that places a child in imminent danger of death, bodily injury, or physical or mental impairment" if: (1) The person's conduct related to the controlled substance methamphetamine or any other controlled substance, except marijuana, exposes the child to the controlled substance; and (2) An analysis of a specimen of the child's blood, hair, fingernail, urine, or other bodily substance indicates the presence of methamphetamine or any other controlled substance, except marijuana, in the child's body.
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