2014 Vermont Statutes
Title 13 - Crimes and Criminal Procedure
Chapter 28 - ABUSE, NEGLECT, AND EXPLOITATION OF VULNERABLE ADULTS
§ 1378 Neglect
§ 1378. Neglect
(a) A caregiver who intentionally or recklessly neglects a vulnerable adult shall be imprisoned not more than 18 months or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both.
(b) A caregiver who violates subsection (a) of this section, and as a result of such neglect, serious bodily injury occurs to the vulnerable adult, shall be imprisoned not more than 15 years or fined not more than $10,000.00, or both. (Added 2005, No. 79, § 2.)
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