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Statutes > Missouri > T38 > C565 > 565_212Vulnerable person abuse in the second degree, penalty.
565.212. 1. A person commits the crime of vulnerable person abuse inthe second degree if he or she:
(1) Knowingly causes or attempts to cause physical injury to avulnerable person, as defined in section 630.005, RSMo, by means of adeadly weapon or dangerous instrument; or
(2) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to any vulnerableperson, as defined in section 630.005, RSMo.
2. Vulnerable person abuse in the second degree is a class B felony.
(L. 2007 S.B. 3)
