(1) It is an offense for a person to knowingly abuse an elderly or vulnerable adult.
(2) The offense of abuse of an elderly adult is a Class E felony.
(3) The offense of abuse of a vulnerable adult is a Class D felony.
Offense of abuse of elderly or vulnerable adult
Acts 2019, ch. 474, § 12.
(1) It is an offense for a person to knowingly abuse an elderly or vulnerable adult.
(2) The offense of abuse of an elderly adult is a Class E felony.
(3) The offense of abuse of a vulnerable adult is a Class D 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.