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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-507

Offense of neglect of elderly adult — Offense of neglect of vulnerable adult

Acts 2018, ch. 1050, § 5; 2019, ch. 474, § 7.

(1) It is an offense for a caregiver to knowingly neglect an elderly or vulnerable adult, so as to adversely affect the person's health or welfare.

(2) The offense of neglect of an elderly adult is a Class E felony.

(3) The offense of neglect of a vulnerable adult is a Class D felony.

(4) If the neglect is a result of abandonment or confinement and no injury occurred, then the neglect by abandonment or confinement of an elderly or vulnerable adult is a Class A misdemeanor.

Current official text: Tennessee Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Tennessee statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.