135. Every person who refuses or neglects to protect a child in his custody or subjects him to physical danger and every person who performs acts that may endanger the security or development of a child is liable, on summary proceeding, in addition to payment of the costs, to a fine of not more than $1,000 or, failing payment, to imprisonment for not more than six months in the case of an individual and not more than $5,000 in the case of a corporation.
In the case of a subsequent offence, the fines provided for in the preceding paragraph shall be increased to $2,000 in the case of an individual and $10,000 in the case of a corporation.