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Representative Ray Pickett(R)
Representative Terence Everitt(D)
Representative Mitchell S. Setzer(R)
Representative Linda Cooper-Suggs(D)
Representative Gale Adcock, FNP(D)
Representative Cynthia Ball(D)
Representative Mary Belk(D)
Representative James L. Boles, Jr.(R)
Representative Becky Carney(D)
Representative Mike Clampitt(R)
Representative Susan C. Fisher(D)
Representative Rosa U. Gill(D)
Representative Wesley Harris, PhD(D)
Representative Zack Hawkins(D)
Representative Rachel Hunt(D)
Representative Joe John(D)
Representative Carolyn G. Logan(D)
Representative Marvin W. Lucas(D)
Representative Marcia Morey(D)
Representative Ben T. Moss, Jr.(R)
Representative Larry G. Pittman(R)
Representative Mark Pless(R)
Representative Dennis Riddell(R)
Representative Kandie D. Smith(D)
Representative Raymond E. Smith, Jr.(D)
Representative Shelly Willingham(D)
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14 (Chapters); 14-32.3 (Sections)
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H699: Elder Abuse & Neglect/Increase Punishment. Latest Version
Session: 2021 - 2022
AN ACT to increase the punishment for the abuse or neglect of a disabled or elder adult.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
SECTION 1. G.S. 14‑32.3 reads as rewritten:
§ 14‑32.3. Domestic abuse, neglect, and exploitation of disabled or elder adults.
(a) Abuse. – A person is guilty of abuse if that person is a caretaker of a disabled or elder adult who is residing in a domestic setting and, with malice aforethought, knowingly and willfully: (i) assaults, (ii) fails to provide medical or hygienic care, or (iii) confines or restrains the disabled or elder adult in a place or under a condition that is cruel or unsafe, and as a result of the act or failure to act the disabled or elder adult suffers mental or physical injury.
If the disabled or elder adult suffers serious injury from the abuse, the caretaker is guilty of a Class F E felony. If the disabled or elder adult suffers injury from the abuse, the caretaker is guilty of a Class H G felony.
A person is not guilty of an offense under this subsection if the act or failure to act is in accordance with G.S. 90‑321 or G.S. 90‑322.
(b) Neglect. – A person is guilty of neglect if that person is a caretaker of a disabled or elder adult who is residing in a domestic setting and, wantonly, recklessly, or with gross carelessness: (i) fails to provide medical or hygienic care, or (ii) confines or restrains the disabled or elder adult in a place or under a condition that is unsafe, and as a result of the act or failure to act the disabled or elder adult suffers mental or physical injury.
If the disabled or elder adult suffers serious injury from the neglect, the caretaker is guilty of a Class G F felony. If the disabled or elder adult suffers injury from the neglect, the caretaker is guilty of a Class I H felony.
A person is not guilty of an offense under this subsection if the act or failure to act is in accordance with G.S. 90‑321 or G.S. 90‑322.
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SECTION 2. This act becomes effective December 1, 2021, and applies to offenses committed on or after that date.