A mother's conviction for
felony child neglect was supported by evidence that she was driving with a blood alcohol concentration that was triple the legal limit, with her children in the car.
increase the criminal penalties to a
felony for knowingly making false allegations of suspected abuse or
neglect of a
child and also establish a civil penalty for making false allegations of suspected abuse or
neglect of a
child;
Domestic violence charges include not only domestic assault charges, but also every degree of
felony assault, misdemeanor assault (gross misdemeanor and simple misdemeanor assault), «terroristic threats,» interference with an emergency call (interference with a 911 call), criminal sexual conduct,
child neglect,
child endangerment,
child abuse, stalking and harassment crimes, violation of an Order for Protection (OFP), or violation of a Harassment Restraining Order (HRO).