Neb. Rev. Stat. § 83-356

Current with changes from the 2024 legislative session enacted on or before 4/18/2024

Section 83-356 - Mentally ill persons; mistreatment; liability; penalty

Any person taking care of a mentally ill person, and restraining such a person, either with or without authority, who shall treat such person with wanton severity, harshness or cruelty, or shall in any way abuse such a person, shall be guilty of a Class V misdemeanor and shall also be liable in an action for all damages sustained by such mentally ill person.