Corporal punishment of a child with an object; penalty.

Corporal punishment of a child with an object;penalty. Provides that any parent, guardian, or other personresponsible for the care of a child under 18 years of age who usesan inanimate object to subject a child to corporal punishment, asdefined in the bill, is guilty of a Class 4 misdemeanor. The billalso provides that a defendant not previously convicted of corporalpunishment of a child with an object may have his charge deferredto enter a treatment program. The charge may be dismissed upon successfulcompletion of the treatment program.