18.2-314 - Failing to secure medical attention for injured child. - Virginia Statutes

§ 18.2-314. Failing to secure medical attention for injured child.

Any parent or other person having custody of a minor child which child showsevidence of need for medical attention as the result of physical injuryinflicted by an act of any member of the household, whether the injury wasintentional or unintentional, who knowingly fails or refuses to secure promptand adequate medical attention, or who conspires to prevent the securing ofsuch attention, for such minor child, shall be guilty of a Class 1misdemeanor; provided, however, that any parent or other person havingcustody of a minor child that is being furnished Christian Science treatmentby a duly accredited Christian Science practitioner shall not, for thatreason alone, be considered in violation of this section.

(Code 1950, § 18.1-74.2; 1966, c. 578; 1975, cc. 14, 15.)