Amend the bill, as and if amended, page 2, by striking lines 2 through 8 and inserting:
/ "(27) 'Torture' means engaging in a repeated pattern of conduct, with reckless disregard for the safety and wellbeing of a child, that results in physical injury causing prolonged suffering, disfigurement, or dysfunction of any bodily organ or function and substantial mental injury as evidenced by an observable and substantial impairment of the ability of the child to function within the child's normal range of performance or behavior. /
Amend the bill further, as and if amended, by striking SECTION 5 in its entirety and inserting:
/SECTION 5. Article 1, Chapter 3, Title 16 of the 1976 Code is amended by adding:
"Section 16-3-100. (A) For purposes of this section, 'torture' means engaging in a repeated pattern of conduct, with reckless disregard for the safety and wellbeing of a child, that results in physical injury causing prolonged suffering, disfigurement, or dysfunction of any bodily organ or function and substantial mental injury as evidenced by an observable and substantial impairment of the ability of the child to function within the child's normal range of performance or behavior.
(B) It is unlawful for a child's parent or guardian, an adult with whom the child's parent or guardian is cohabitating, or any other person responsible for a child's welfare as defined in Section 63-7-20 to torture a child. A person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to violating the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, may be imprisoned for life but not less than a term of twenty years.
(C) It is unlawful for a child's parent or guardian, an adult with whom the child's parent or guardian is cohabitating, or any other person responsible for a child's welfare as defined in Section 63-7-20 knowingly to allow another person to torture a child. A person who is convicted of or pleads guilty to violating the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a felony and, upon conviction, must be imprisoned for a term not less than ten years." /
Renumber sections to conform.
Amend title to conform.