§ 609.231 — Mistreatment of Residents or Patients
Plain-Language Summary
It is a crime for anyone working at or running a licensed care facility to intentionally abuse, mistreat, or neglect a patient or resident in a way that causes physical harm. This is a misdemeanor punishable by up to 364 days in jail, a fine up to $3,000, or both.
609.231 MISTREATMENT OF RESIDENTS OR PATIENTS.
Whoever, being in charge of or employed in any facility required to be licensed under the provisions of sections 144.50 to 144.58, or 144A.02, intentionally abuses, ill-treats, or culpably neglects any patient or resident therein to the patient’s or resident’s physical detriment 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:
1973 c 688 s 9; 1976 c 173 s 60; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16
History: History: 1973 c 688 s 9; 1976 c 173 s 60; 1984 c 628 art 3 s 11; 1986 c 444; 2023 c 52 art 6 s 16