Title 11 - Peace, Morals and Safety

11.08 Offenses Against Persons

11.08.080 Mistreatment of Confined Person.

  1. A.
    Mistreatment of a confined person is the intentional abuse, neglect or ill-treatment of any person who is physically disabled or mentally ill or whose detention or confinement is involuntary, by any law enforcement officer or by any person in charge of or employed by the owner or operator of any correctional institution or any public or private hospital or nursing home.
  2. B.
    Every person convicted of violating this section shall be imprisoned for not more than one year or fined not to exceed $2,500, or both such fine and imprisonment.

(History: Ord. POC-1381 §2, 86; POC-625 §15, 72) (State Law: K.S.A. 21-5416)

Effective on: 1/1/1901