§ 609.23 — Mistreatment of Persons Confined
Plain-Language Summary
It is a crime for anyone who works at or runs a public or private institution to intentionally abuse or mistreat a person held there who has a mental or physical disability or who is there by court order. This is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days in jail, a fine up to $3,000, or both.
609.23 MISTREATMENT OF PERSONS CONFINED.
Whoever, being in charge of or employed in any institution, whether public or private, intentionally abuses or ill-treats any person confined therein who is mentally or physically disabled or who is involuntarily confined therein by order of court or other duly constituted authority may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than 364 days or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.
History:
1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.23; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16
History: History: 1963 c 753 art 1 s 609.23; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16