Period. In May, I signed House Bill 2123, which increases the criminal penalties imposed on parents, guardians and custodians who are found guilty of child abuse. We increased the jail time for the abuse of a child that causes injury from a 1 to 5 sentence to 2 to 10. For abuse causing serious bodily injury, we increased that penalty from 2 to 10 to 5 to 15. We made it clear. Am I coming the right time of day? (01:53–02:03)
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Asserts that penalties for child abuse causing injury were increased from 1-5 years to 2-10 years.
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