Statutes | Cherokee Code Part II Chapter 14 Article VII ยง 14-30.5 | 2018
(a)
It shall be unlawful for any person to:
(1)
Intentionally inflict any serious physical injury upon or to any child under 18 or intentionally commit an assault upon the child which results in any serious physical injury or
(2)
Commit, permit, or encourage any act of prostitution with or by any child under 18 or
(3)
Commit, permit, or encourage any sexual act with or by any child under 18.
(b)
Child abuse in the first degree is an offense additional to other civil and criminal provisions and is not intended to repeal or preclude any other sanctions or remedies.
(c)
Child abuse in the first degree shall be punishable by a fine of not less than $500.00 nor more than $15,000.00, by imprisonment for not less than three months nor more than three years, by exclusion for a period of not less than two years nor more than ten years, or by any combination of them. Should the commission of the offense result in the death or serious bodily injury to any person, a sentence of exclusion may be imposed for any period not exceeding life in addition to the punishment authorized above.
(Ord. No. 117, 3-3-2000 Ord. No. 369, 8-9-2000 Ord. No. 182, 8-6-2012)