Vulnerable adult means any person eighteen years of age or older who has a substantial mental or functional impairment or for whom a guardian or conservator has been appointed under the Nebraska Probate Code.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-371
Vulnerable adult, defined
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case Danell Blevins v. State (2017)
Most recently applied in State v. Bershon (January 2023)
Laws 1988, LB 463, § 24; Laws 2016, LB934, § 7.
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Official source: Nebraska Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Nebraska statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.