PL 260.10 Endangering welfare of child Class A misdemeanor Link to CJI2d
§ 260.10  Endangering the welfare of a child.
  A person is guilty of endangering the welfare of a child when:
  1.  He knowingly acts in a manner likely to be injurious to the physical,
mental or moral welfare of a child less than seventeen years old or directs
or authorizes such child to engage in an occupation involving a substantial
risk of danger to his life or health; or
  2.   Being  a  parent,  guardian or other person legally charged with the
care or custody of a child less  than  eighteen  years  old,  he  fails  or
refuses  to  exercise  reasonable diligence in the control of such child to
prevent him from  becoming  an  "abused  child,"  a  "neglected  child,"  a
"juvenile  delinquent" or a "person in need of supervision," as those terms
are defined in articles ten, three and seven of the family court act.
  Endangering the welfare of a child is a class A misdemeanor.
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Subdivision Elements Lesser included offenses
PL 260.10(1)-I
  • knowingly acts... likely... injurious to phys./mental/moral welfare
  • child less than 17 years old

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PL 260.10(1)-II
  • directs child to engage in occupation
  • involving substantial risk of danger to life or health
  • child less than 17 years old

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PL 260.10(2)
  • parent, guardian or person charged with care or custody
  • child less than 18 years old
  • fails/refuses to exercise reas.diligence in control of child
  • to prevent child from becoming abused, neglected, JD or PINS

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