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D.C. Code § 22-933

Criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult

Known as the Criminal Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Adults Act

The act spans §§ 22–22 (6 sections).

June 8, 2001, D.C

A person is guilty of criminal abuse of a vulnerable adult if that person intentionally or knowingly:

(1) Inflicts or threatens to inflict physical pain or injury by hitting, slapping, kicking, pinching, biting, pulling hair or other corporal means;

(2) Uses repeated or malicious oral or written statements that would be considered by a reasonable person to be harassing or threatening; or

(3) Imposes unreasonable confinement or involuntary seclusion, including but not limited to, the forced separation from other persons against his or her will or the directions of any legal representative.

Official source: D.C. Law Library (Council of the District of Columbia). Reproduced from public-domain District of Columbia statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.