ProsecutionChild/Elderly Endangerment
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DA Filed 4 counts of child endangerment on mom and dad 6/27/00 (3rd degree felony for placing children at risk from exposure to drug paraphernalia)
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Dad plead to 1 count for child endangerment (3rd degree felony)
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Mom case has not been adjudicated
New Statute: Protection for Children and Elderly
Initiated by the Child Endangerment Subcommittee
Increased the penalty for endangering children/elderly by exposure to manufacturing, distribution, and use of narcotics
Passed the Legislature January 2000