Offense of abuse of elderly or vulnerable adult

(a) It is an offense for a person to knowingly abuse an elderly or vulnerable adult. (b) The offense of abuse of an elderly adult is a Class E felony. (c) The offense of abuse of a vulnerable adult is a Class D felony. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 474,s 12, eff. 1/1/2020. (a) It is an offense for a person to knowingly abuse an elderly or vulnerable adult. (b) The offense of abuse of an elderly adult is a Class E felony. (c) The offense of abuse of a vulnerable adult is a Class D felony. Added by 2019 Tenn. Acts, ch. 474,s 12, eff. 1/1/2020.