Sen. John G. Mulroe
Filed: 3/10/2014
 
 

 

 

 
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AMENDMENT TO SENATE BILL 2798 




2    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend Senate Bill 2798 on page 1, by 
3replacing lines 21 through 23 with the following:
4        "(a) proof that a minor has a medical diagnosis of 
5    battered child syndrome,
or a determination by a medical 
6    professional that the minor has an injury or
injuries that 
7    are indicative of non-accidental trauma is prima facie 
8    evidence of abuse;"; and  


 
9on page 2, by replacing lines 9 through 14 with the following:
10        "(e) proof of injuries sustained by a minor or of the 
11    condition of a minor
of such a nature as would ordinarily 
12    not be sustained or exist except by
reason of the acts or 
13    omissions of the parent, custodian or guardian of
such 
14    minor, including but not limited to a determination by a 
15    medical professional that
the minor has an injury or 
16    injuries indicative of non-accidental trauma, shall be 
17    prima facie evidence of abuse or neglect, as the case may

 
 
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1    be;".