Ind. Code § 35-42-2-1.5 : CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE — OFFENSES AGAINST THE PERSON — BATTERY AND RELATED OFFENSES —42-2-1.5 - Aggravated battery TEXT PDF A person who knowingly or intentionally inflicts injury on a person that creates a substantial risk of death or causes: (1) serious permanent disfigurement; (2) protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ; or (3) the loss of a fetus; commits aggravated battery, a Level 3 felony. However, the offense is a Level 1 felony if it results in the death of a child less than fourteen (14) years of age and is committed by a person at least eighteen (18) years of age. IC 35-42-2-1.5 Amended by P.L. 158-2013, SEC. 422, eff. 7/1/2014. As added by P.L. 213-1991, SEC.2. Amended by P.L. 261-1997, SEC.6.