Del. Code tit. 11 § 1103 : CRIMES AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE — DELAWARE CRIMINAL CODE — SPECIFIC OFFENSES — OFFENSES RELATING TO CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS — Child abuse in the third degree; class A misdemeanor TEXT PDF (a)A person is guilty of child abuse in the third degree when: (1)The person recklessly or intentionally causes physical injury to a child through an act of abuse and/or neglect of such child; or (2) The person recklessly or intentionally causes physical injury to a child when the person has engaged in a previous pattern of abuse and/or neglect of such child. (b)This offense shall be a Class A misdemeanor. 11 Del. C. § 1103 78 Del. Laws, c. 406, § 3