(a) (1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the second degree if he or she knowingly 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 second degree is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2410; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2410; Acts 2005, No. 2216, § 2. (a) (1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the second degree if he or she knowingly 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 second degree is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2410; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2410; Acts 2005, No. 2216, § 2. (a) (1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the second degree if he or she knowingly 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 second degree is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2410; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2410; Acts 2005, No. 2216, § 2. (a) (1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the second degree if he or she knowingly 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. (1) A person commits the offense of endangering the welfare of an incompetent person in the second degree if he or she knowingly 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. (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 second degree is a Class A misdemeanor. Acts 1975, No. 280, § 2410; A.S.A. 1947, § 41-2410; Acts 2005, No. 2216, § 2.
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