2006 Nebraska Revised Statutes - § 28-351 — Abuse, defined.

Section 28-351
Abuse, defined.

Abuse shall mean any knowing, intentional, or negligent act or omission on the part of a caregiver, a vulnerable adult, or any other person which results in physical injury, unreasonable confinement, cruel punishment, sexual abuse, exploitation, or denial of essential services to a vulnerable adult.

Source:

Laws 1988, LB 463, § 4

Annotations:

Defendant's conviction of sexual abuse of a vulnerable adult reversed because evidence was insufficient to establish element of sexual contact. State v. Hulshizer, 245 Neb. 244, 512 N.W.2d 372 (1994).

~Reissue Revised Statutes of Nebraska