Signed by Governor Tina Kotek

Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands the crime of criminal mistreatment and defines physical trauma.

Highlights:

• Defines evidence of physical injury to include (Sec. 1):

• Testimony by the alleged person injured;

• Evidence of physical trauma;

• Testimony from witnesses indicating that the person alleged to have been injured experienced substantial pain or impairment of physical condition;

• Expert testimony addressing the effect of the type and amount of force used by the defendant.

• Defines physical trauma to include fractures, cuts, punctures, bruises, burns, or other observable effects (Sec. 1).

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