Tennessee Statutes
§ 39-15-507 — Offense of neglect of elderly adult - Offense of neglect of vulnerable adult
Tennessee·Title 39
(a)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.
(b)The offense of neglect of an elderly adult is a Class E felony.
(c)The offense of neglect of a vulnerable adult is a Class D felony.
(d)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.
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Related
State of Tennessee v. James Kimbrough
(Court of Criminal Appeals of Tennessee, 2005)
Legislative History
Amended by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 474,s 7, eff. 1/1/2020. Added by 2018 Tenn. Acts, ch. 1050,s 5, eff. 1/1/2019.
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§ 39-11-101
Objectives of criminal code§ 39-11-102
Effect of criminal code§ 39-11-103
Territorial jurisdiction§ 39-11-104
Construction of criminal code§ 39-11-105
Computation of age§ 39-11-106
Title definitions§ 39-11-109
Prosecution under more than one statute§ 39-11-110
Felonies and misdemeanors distinguished§ 39-11-115
Determination of value§ 39-11-117
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Restitution to victims of crime