Knowing and intentional abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult or senior adult; penalty.
Neb. Rev. Stat. § 28-386
in effect28-386. Knowing and intentional abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult or senior adult; penalty.
(1) A person commits knowing and intentional abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult or senior adult if he or she through a knowing and intentional act causes or permits a vulnerable adult or senior adult to be:
(a) Physically injured;
(b) Unreasonably confined;
(c) Sexually abused;
(d) Exploited;
(e) Cruelly punished;
(f) Neglected; or
(g) Sexually exploited.
(2) Knowing and intentional abuse, neglect, or exploitation of a vulnerable adult or senior adult is a Class IIIA felony.
Laws 1988, LB 463, § 39; Laws 1997, LB 364, § 7; Laws 2012, LB1051, § 15; Laws 2016, LB934, § 9.
Source: Nebraska Legislature (nebraskalegislature.gov)URL: https://nebraskalegislature.gov/laws/statutes.php?statute=28-386Fetched: 10/20/2026
