Bill No.:         HB0009                                             Drafter:  LNS

LSO No.:       14LSO-0033                                     Effective Date:  7/1/2014

Enrolled Act No.:    HEA0008

Chapter No.:                        CH0012

Prime Sponsor:       Joint Judiciary Interim Committee

Catch Title:              Bodily injury and serious bodily injury.

Subject:                     Changes the definition of “bodily injury” and “serious bodily injury” in Title 6 of the criminal statutes.

Summary/Major Elements:

· Revises the definition of “bodily injury” to mean:

o a cut, abrasion, burn or temporary disfigurement;

o physical pain; or

o impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ or mental faculty.

· Revises the definition of “serious bodily injury” to mean an injury which:

o creates a substantial risk of death;

o causes severe protracted physical pain;

o causes severe disfigurement or protracted loss or impairment of a bodily function;

o causes unconsciousness or a concussion resulting in protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ or mental faculty;

o causes burns of the 2^nd or 3^rd degree over a significant portion of the body; or

o causes a significant fracture or break of a bone.