Chapter 11. Cruelty to Children.
§ 22–1101. Definition and penalty.
(a) A person commits the crime of cruelty to children in the first degree if that person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly tortures, beats, or otherwise willfully maltreats a child under 18 years of age or engages in conduct which creates a grave risk of bodily injury to a child, and thereby causes bodily injury.
(b) A person commits the crime of cruelty to children in the second degree if that person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly:
(1) Maltreats a child or engages in conduct which causes a grave risk of bodily injury to a child; or
(2) Exposes a child, or aids and abets in exposing a child in any highway, street, field house, outhouse or other place, with intent to abandon the child.
(c)(1) Any person convicted of cruelty to children in the first degree shall be fined not more than $10,000 or be imprisoned not more than 15 years, or both.
(2) Any person convicted of cruelty to children in the second degree shall be fined not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01 or be imprisoned not more than 10 years, or both.
§ 22–1102. Refusal or neglect of guardian to provide for child under 14 years of age.
Any person within the District of Columbia, of sufficient financial ability, who shall refuse or neglect to provide for any child under the age of 14 years, of which he or she shall be the parent or guardian, such food, clothing, and shelter as will prevent the suffering and secure the safety of such child, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be subject to punishment by a fine of not more than the amount set forth in § 22-3571.01, or by imprisonment in the Workhouse of the District of Columbia for not more than 3 months, or both such fine and imprisonment.
§ 22–1103. Wilful neglect or refusal to support wife or minor child; punishment; order of allowance; recognizance; trial under original charge [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 22–1104. Evidence of marriage; competency of witnesses; proof of wilful desertion [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 22–1105. Weekly payments by Superintendent of Workhouse for each day’s confinement [Repealed]
Repealed.
§ 22–1106. Collections by Clerk of Court to be deposited with Collector of Taxes and covered into Treasury [Repealed]
Repealed.
