2009 Nebraska Code
Chapter 28 CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
28-386 Knowing and intentional abuse of a vulnerable adult; penalty.

28-386. Knowing and intentional abuse of a vulnerable adult; penalty.

(1) A person commits knowing and intentional abuse of a vulnerable adult if he or she through a knowing and intentional act causes or permits a vulnerable adult to be:

(a) Physically injured;

(b) Unreasonably confined;

(c) Sexually abused;

(d) Exploited;

(e) Cruelly punished; or

(f) Denied essential services.

(2) Knowing and intentional abuse of a vulnerable adult is a Class IIIA felony.

Source

Laws 1988, LB 463, § 39;
Laws 1997, LB 364, § 7.

Cross References

Registration of sex offenders, see sections 29-4001 to 29-4014.

Annotations The initial step when determining whether this section has been violated is to determine whether the victim was a vulnerable adult. State v. Stubbs, 252 Neb. 420, 562 N.W.2d 547 (1997).
The initial step when determining if this section has been violated is to determine whether the victim was a vulnerable adult. The State has the burden of proving all essential elements of the crime charged. State v. Janssen, 7 Neb. App. 384, 584 N.W.2d 27 (1998).
In order to convict someone of the crime of exploitation of a vulnerable adult, there must be a nexus between a vulnerable adult's impairment and the exploitation. State v. Stubbs, 5 Neb. App. 38, 555 N.W.2d 55 (1996).