18-1505A. ABANDONING A VULNERABLE ADULT. (1) Any person who abandons a vulnerable adult, as that term is defined in section 18-1505, Idaho Code, in deliberate disregard of the vulnerable adult’s safety or welfare, regardless of whether the vulnerable adult suffered physical harm from the act of abandonment, shall be guilty of a felony and shall be imprisoned in the state prison for a period not in excess of five (5) years, or by a fine not exceeding five thousand dollars ($5,000), or by both such fine and imprisonment. It shall not be a defense to prosecution under the provisions of this section that the perpetrator lacked the financial ability or means to provide food, clothing, shelter or medical care reasonably necessary to sustain the life and health of a vulnerable adult.
(2) As used in this section "abandon" means the desertion or willful forsaking of a vulnerable adult by any individual, caretaker as defined by subsection (4)(b) of section 18-1505, Idaho Code, or entity which has assumed responsibility for the care of the vulnerable adult by contract, receipt of payment of care, any relationship arising from blood or marriage wherein the vulnerable adult has become the dependent of another or by order of a court of competent jurisdiction; provided that abandon shall not mean the termination of services to a vulnerable adult by a physician licensed under chapter 18, title 54, Idaho Code, or anyone under his direct supervision, where the physician determines, in the exercise of his professional judgment, that termination of such services is in the best interests of the patient.
History:
[18-1505A, added 1993, ch. 179, sec. 1, p. 460; am. 1994, ch. 136, sec. 4, p. 309; am. 2005, ch. 166, sec. 2, p. 507.]
Structure Idaho Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND PUNISHMENTS
Chapter 15 - CHILDREN AND VULNERABLE ADULTS
Section 18-1501 - INJURY TO CHILDREN.
Section 18-1502 - BEER, WINE OR OTHER ALCOHOL AGE VIOLATIONS — FINES.
Section 18-1502B - POSSESSION OF INHALANTS BY MINORS.
Section 18-1505 - ABUSE, EXPLOITATION OR NEGLECT OF A VULNERABLE ADULT.
Section 18-1505A - ABANDONING A VULNERABLE ADULT.
Section 18-1505B - SEXUAL ABUSE AND EXPLOITATION OF A VULNERABLE ADULT.
Section 18-1506 - SEXUAL ABUSE OF A CHILD UNDER THE AGE OF SIXTEEN YEARS.
Section 18-1506A - RITUALIZED ABUSE OF A CHILD — EXCLUSIONS — PENALTIES — DEFINITION.
Section 18-1506B - FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION OF A CHILD — EXCLUSIONS — PENALTIES — DEFINITION.
Section 18-1507 - DEFINITIONS — SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD — PENALTIES.
Section 18-1507A - SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF A CHILD BY ELECTRONIC MEANS.
Section 18-1508 - LEWD CONDUCT WITH MINOR CHILD UNDER SIXTEEN.
Section 18-1508A - SEXUAL BATTERY OF A MINOR CHILD SIXTEEN OR SEVENTEEN YEARS OF AGE — PENALTY.
Section 18-1509 - ENTICING OF CHILDREN.
Section 18-1510 - PROVIDING SHELTER TO RUNAWAY CHILDREN.
Section 18-1512 - MEDICAL BILLS PAYMENT FOR CHILD TO BE ADOPTED OR MOTHER AN EXCEPTION.
Section 18-1512A - ADVERTISING FOR ADOPTION — PROHIBITED ACTS.
Section 18-1513 - OBSCENE MATERIALS — DISSEMINATION TO MINORS — POLICY.
Section 18-1514 - OBSCENE MATERIALS — DEFINITIONS.
Section 18-1515 - DISSEMINATING MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS — DEFINED — PENALTY.
Section 18-1516 - MISREPRESENTATIONS — PARENTHOOD OR AGE — MISDEMEANOR.
Section 18-1517 - DISSEMINATING MATERIAL HARMFUL TO MINORS — DEFENSES.
Section 18-1517A - HIRING, EMPLOYING, ETC., MINOR TO ENGAGE IN CERTAIN ACTS — PENALTY.
Section 18-1518 - TIE-IN SALES OF PROHIBITED MATERIALS — MISDEMEANOR.
Section 18-1519 - EACH PROHIBITED ITEM DISSEMINATED CONSTITUTES SEPARATE OFFENSE.
Section 18-1520 - DISTRICT COURTS — INJUNCTIONS — TRIAL — ORDERS OF INJUNCTION.
Section 18-1522 - UNAUTHORIZED SCHOOL BUS ENTRY — NOTICE.
Section 18-1523 - MINORS — TATTOOING, BRANDING, TANNING DEVICES AND BODY PIERCING.