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Tenn. Code Ann. § 39-15-508

Offense of aggravated neglect of elderly or vulnerable adult

Acts 2018, ch. 1050, § 5.

(1) A caregiver commits the offense of aggravated neglect of an elderly or vulnerable adult who commits neglect pursuant to § 39-15-507, and the act: Results in serious physical harm; or

(2) Results in serious bodily injury.

(3) In order to convict a person for a violation of subdivision (a)(1), it is not necessary for the state to prove the elderly or vulnerable adult sustained serious bodily injury as required by § 39-13-102, but only that the neglect resulted in serious physical harm.

(4) A violation of subdivision (a)(1) is a Class C felony.

(5) A violation of subdivision (a)(2) is a Class B felony.

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.