Whoever, being in charge of or employed in any facility required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58 , or 144A.02 , intentionally abuses, ill-treats, or culpably neglects any patient or resident therein to the patient's or resident's physical detriment may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
Minn. Stat. § 609.231
MISTREATMENT OF RESIDENTS OR PATIENTS.
Known as the Criminal Code
The act spans §§ 609.01–609.912 (377 sections).
1973 c 688 s 9; 1976 c 173 s 60; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16
Official source: Minnesota Office of the Revisor of Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Minnesota statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.