Willful cruelty or unjustifiable punishment of a child means a situation where any person willfully causes or permits any child to suffer, or inflicts thereon, unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering, or having the care or custody of any child, willfully causes or permits the person or health of the child to be …

Misdemeanor penalties. If the defendant’s behavior did not create a risk of great bodily injury or death, the crime is a misdemeanor offense. As a misdemeanor, PC 273a child endangerment can be punished by: Up to six (6) months in county jail, and/or.

‘Child abuse or neglect’ means the physical injury or neglect, mental injury, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation, or maltreatment of a child under age 18 by a person under circumstances that indicate that the child’s health or welfare is harmed or threatened.

The crime of child endangerment is described under California Penal Code 273a PC as willfully exposing a child to unjustifiable pain, suffering, or danger. You can face criminal charges under this statute if you subject a child to an unreasonable risk of being harmed, even if they are not physically injured.

Posted by Christopher Martens | May 30, 2013 | 0 Comments. Felony Child Abuse, PC 273a(a) California makes it a crime to intentionally injure a child, or to put a child in a situation where it is likely that great bodily harm or death will result.

As used in this article, “the willful harming or injuring of a child or the endangering of the person or health of a child,” means a situation in which any person willfully causes or permits any child to suffer, or inflicts thereon, unjustifiable physical pain or mental suffering, or having the care or custody of any …

PC 273a (a): Child abuse, or willful child endangerment, that is likely to cause great bodily injury (GBI), may be charged as a misdemeanor or as a felony. If found guilty of misdemeanor PC 273a (a), the defendant could face up to one year in the county jail.

Child or Minor: A child, for purposes of PC 273a, means anyone under the age of 18 (even if the child is otherwise emancipated). Recklessness: Recklessness means conduct greater than ordinary negligence. Recklessness is subjective carelessness or disregard for the safety of a child.

Penal Code 273d(a): “Any person who willfully inflicts upon a child any cruel or inhuman corporal punishment or an injury resulting in a traumatic condition is guilty of a felony and shall be punished by imprisonment pursuant to subdivision (h) of Section 1170 for two, four, or six years, or in a county jail for not more than one year, by a

Probation for misdemeanor PC 273a (a) or 273a (b) convictions is considered informal or summary, which means the defendant is not supervised by a probation officer. Probation sentences are available in some willful child endangerment cases depending on the facts of the case and the defendant’s criminal history.