OUJI-CR 4-35A

CHILD ABUSE - USE OF ORDINARY FORCE BY PARENT FOR DISCIPLINE

It is not child abuse for a parent/teacher/person to use reasonable and ordinary force to discipline a child, including, but not limited to, spanking, switching, or paddling, so long as the force is reasonable in manner and moderate in degree.

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Statutory Authority: 21 O.S. 2021, § 643(4); 21 O.S. 2021, § 843.5(L); 21 O.S. 2021, § 844.

(2022 Supp.)