• 1998 - Endangering a Vulnerable Adult
  • K-8.90
    • Capacity
    • Endangerment
    • Incompetent Person
    • Mental Disease Or Defect
    • Vulnerable Adult
    • Other Personal Crimes
  • [A caregiver who knowingly performs an act that causes a [disabled adult's] [vulnerable elderly adult's] life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre-existing physical or mental condition to deteriorate is guilty of endangering a vulnerable adult.] [A caregiver who fails to perform acts that the caregiver knows are necessary to maintain or preserve the life or health of a [disabled adult] [vulnerable elderly adult] is guilty of endangering a vulnerable adult, if the failure causes the [disabled adult's] [vulnerable elderly adult's] life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre-existing mental condition to deteriorate.] ESSENTIAL ELEMENTS OF OFFENSE The State's burden of proof is satisfied if the evidence shows, beyond a reasonable doubt, the following essential elements: 1) On or about [month] [day] [year], in [County], North Dakota, the Defendant, _______________, was a caregiver; and 2) [The Defendant knowingly performed an act that caused a [disabled adult's] [vulnerable elderly adult's] life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre-existing physical or mental condition to deteriorate] [The Defendant failed to perform acts that the Defendant knew were necessary to maintain or preserve the life or health of a [disabled adult] [vulnerable elderly adult], and the failure caused the [disabled adult's] [vulnerable elderly adult's] life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre-existing mental condition to deteriorate]. DEFINITIONS [Insert relevant definitions. NDCC 12.1-02-02(1), 12.1-31-07.]
    • 12.1-31-07
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