235B.20 - DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE -- INITIATION OF CHARGES -- PENALTY.
235B.20 DEPENDENT ADULT ABUSE -- INITIATION OF
CHARGES -- PENALTY.
1. Charges of dependent adult abuse may be initiated upon
complaint of private individuals or as a result of investigations by
social service agencies or on the direct initiative of a county
attorney or law enforcement agency.
2. A caretaker who intentionally commits dependent adult abuse on
a dependent adult in violation of this chapter is guilty of a class
"C" felony if the intentional dependent adult abuse results in
serious injury.
3. A caretaker who recklessly commits dependent adult abuse on a
dependent adult in violation of this chapter is guilty of a class "D"
felony if the reckless dependent adult abuse results in serious
injury.
4. A caretaker who intentionally commits dependent adult abuse on
a dependent adult in violation of this chapter is guilty of a class
"C" felony if the intentional dependent adult abuse results in
physical injury.
5. A caretaker who commits dependent adult abuse by exploiting a
dependent adult in violation of this chapter is guilty of a class "D"
felony if the value of the property, assets, or resources exceeds one
hundred dollars.
6. A caretaker who recklessly commits dependent adult abuse on a
person in violation of this chapter is guilty of an aggravated
misdemeanor if the reckless dependent adult abuse results in physical
injury.
7. A caretaker who otherwise intentionally or knowingly commits
dependent adult abuse upon a dependent adult in violation of this
chapter is guilty of a serious misdemeanor.
8. A caretaker who commits dependent adult abuse by exploiting a
dependent adult in violation of this chapter is guilty of a simple
misdemeanor if the value of the property, assets, or resources is one
hundred dollars or less.
9. A caretaker alleged to have committed a violation of this
chapter shall be charged with the respective offense cited, unless a
charge may be brought based upon a more serious offense, in which
case the charge of the more serious offense shall supersede the less
serious charge. Section History: Recent Form
96 Acts, ch 1130, §10; 2009 Acts, ch 107, §4
Referred to in § 235E.4