Failure to report elder abuse or neglect
If someone is legally required to report elder abuse or neglect and they knowingly choose not to report it, that is a crime. It is treated as a class A misdemeanor, which is one of the more serious minor crimes.
Classifications stated in the statute. Actual outcomes vary.
565.188. Failure to report or — . — 1. A person commits the of failure to report elder abuse or neglect if he or she is required to make a report as required under (2) of 1 of section 192.2405, and fails to make a report.
2. The offense of failure to report elder abuse or neglect is a .
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Source & history notes
(L. 1992 S.B. 573 & 634 § 5, A.L. 2003 S.B. 556 & 311, A.L. 2014 S.B. 491) Effective 1-01-17
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