DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
AGAINST ELDERLY - New Jersey
Criminal Offenses
against the Elderly and Disabled
Domestic
Violence Attorneys Where an elderly or disabled person is subjected to a
criminal offense listed as an act of domestic violence, police shall follow the
appropriate procedure.
Where
the actions or omissions against an elderly or disabled person do not meet the
domestic violence conditions, police may file appropriate criminal charges
against the offender.
A
person may be charged with Endangering the Welfare of the Elderly or Disabled,
N.J.S.A. 2C:24-8, if the person has:
1)
A legal duty to care for or has assumed continuing responsibility for the care
of a person who is:
a. 60 years of age or older, or
b. emotionally, psychologically or physically
disabled, and
2)
The person unreasonably neglects or fails to permit to be done
3)
Any act necessary for the physical or mental health of the elderly or disabled
person.
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