SPONSOR: Ellebracht
This bill specifies that an individual may be charged with voluntary manslaughter if he or she abuses an elderly person, a person with a disability, or a vulnerable person and such abuse significantly contributed to the victim's suicide.
The bill also creates the offense of promoting a suicide attempt, which is a class E felony. A person commits the offense of promoting a suicide attempt if he or she abuses an elderly person, a person with a disability, or a vulnerable person and such abuse significantly contributed to the victim's suicide attempt.
This bill is the same as HB 224 (2019).
Statutes affected: