2005 Missouri Revised Statutes - § 565.182. — Elder abuse in the second degree--penalty.
565.182. 1. A person commits the crime of elder abuse in the second degree if he:
(1) Knowingly causes, attempts to cause physical injury to any person sixty years of age or older or an eligible adult, as defined in section 660.250, RSMo, by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; or
(2) Recklessly and purposely causes serious physical injury, as defined in section 565.002, to a person sixty years of age or older or an eligible adult as defined in section 660.250, RSMo.
2. Elder abuse in the second degree is a class B felony.
(L. 1992 S.B. 573 & 634 § 2)
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