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2016 Missouri Revised Statutes
TITLE XXXVIII CRIMES AND PUNISHMENT; PEACE OFFICERS AND PUBLIC DEFENDERS (556-600)
Chapter 565 Offenses Against the Person
Section 565.188 Failure to report elder abuse or neglect--penalty.
MO Rev Stat § 565.188 (2016) What's This?
565.188. 1. A person commits the offense of failure to report elder abuse or neglect if he or she is required to make a report as required under subdivision (2) of subsection 1 of section 192.2405, and knowingly fails to make a report.
2. The offense of failure to report elder abuse or neglect is a class A misdemeanor.
(L. 1992 S.B. 573 & 634 § 5, A.L. 2003 S.B. 556 & 311, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491)
Effective 1-01-17
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