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Ind. Code § 16-41-40-2

"Shaken baby syndrome" defined

As added by P.L.51-1998, SEC.3.

Sec. 2. As used in this chapter, "shaken baby syndrome" refers to the vigorous shaking of an infant or a young child 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) Rib fracture.

(L) Subdural hematoma.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.