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Nebraska Revised Statutes Chapter 83. State Institutions § 83-356. Mentally ill persons; mistreatment; liability; penalty

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

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.

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