{"data":{"id":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1103c","jurisdiction":"us-de","citation":"11 Del. C. § 1103C","heading":"Child abuse in the first degree; class A felony.","body":"(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.\n(b) Child abuse in the first degree is a class A felony.","path":["Title 11. Crimes and Criminal Procedure","Delaware Criminal Code","CHAPTER 5. Specific Offenses","Subchapter V. Offenses Relating to Children and Vulnerable Adults"],"source_url":"https://delcode.delaware.gov/title11/c005/sc05/index.html#1103C","current_through":"2026-08-10 (85 Del. Laws, c. 421, 424)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T23:02:13Z","sha256":"1cfc5bbc66d58efd823d3f8e378623999560679f7513b5351f2c50d65c0108be","source_id":"us-de","stale":true,"prev":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1103b","next":"us-de/11-del.-c.-1103d"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}