Delaware Code
11 Del. C. § 1103C (2026)
Child abuse in the first degree; class A felony
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(a) A person is guilty of child abuse in the first degree when the person intentionally or recklessly causes serious physical injury to a child and that injury causes permanent disfigurement, permanent impairment of health, or permanent loss or impairment of a bodily organ.
(b) Child abuse in the first degree is a class A felony.
84 Del. Laws, c. 126, § 4;