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2024 Indiana Code
Title 12. Human Services
Article 24. State Institutions
Chapter 17. Offenses
12-24-17-3. Neglect, Abuse, or Maltreatment of a Patient in a State Institution; Penalty
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IN Code § 12-24-17-3 (2024)
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Sec. 3. A person who:
(1) neglects, when the person has a duty of care;
(2) abuses; or
(3) maltreats;
an individual with a mental illness or an individual with a developmental disability under the care of a state institution commits a Class B misdemeanor.
[Pre-1992 Revision Citation: 16-14-1-2(a).]
As added by P.L.2-1992, SEC.18. Amended by P.L.6-1995, SEC.20; P.L.99-2007, SEC.120.
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