§ 243.25
Battery on an elder or dependent adult
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When a battery is committed against the person of an elder or a dependent adult as defined in Section 368, with knowledge that he or she is an elder or a dependent adult, the offense shall be punishable by a fine not to exceed two thousand dollars ($2,000), or by imprisonment in a county jail not to exceed one year, or by both that fine and imprisonment.
History: Added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 369, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.
Simplified explanation
Battery on an elder or dependent adult, knowing of that status, is punishable by a fine up to $2,000, county jail up to one year, or both.