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Ind. Code § 35-31.5-2-1.7 — "Abusive head trauma"
Current through 2026 Regular Session
Part of Chapter 2: Definitions, Indiana Code.
Full text of Ind. Code § 35-31.5-2-1.7
Statutory text current through the 2026 Regular Session. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Indiana.
Sec. 1.7. "Abusive head trauma" means an inflicted injury to the head and its contents of an infant or a child less than six (6) years of age, including an injury caused by shaking or blunt impact, that may: (1) result in bleeding inside the head; and (2) cause one (1) or more of the following conditions: (A) Irreversible brain damage. (B) Blindness, retinal hemorrhage, or eye damage. (C) Cerebral palsy. (D) Hearing loss. (E) Spinal cord injury, including paralysis. (F) Seizures. (G) Learning disability. (H) Death. (I) Central nervous system injury as evidenced by central nervous system hemorrhaging. (J) Closed head injury. (K) Subdural hematoma.
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