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36.03.080 Mental Anguish or Injury Verbal Abuse. Penalty -

(a) Any person who substantially impairs an Elder person's intellectual or psychological functioning or well-being by willfully subjecting an Elder to serious emotional distress as defined in this code including, but not limited to, yelling, insulting, belittling, humiliating, harassing or verbally threatening/verbally threatening with a weapon toward an Elder, shall be guilty of Mental Anguish or Injury Verbal Abuse and may be punished according to this code.

(b) Penalty.

(1) Any person convicted of Mental Anguish or Injury Verbal Abuse against an Elder shall be imprisoned for a term of not less than ten (10) days, not to exceed one hundred eighty (180) days and shall be fined in the amount not less than one hundred dollars ($100.00), not to exceed five hundred dollars ($500.00). Complete Mandatory Requirements (1-4) in Section 36.04.040.

(2) Per the second offense of Mental Anguish and Injury Verbal Abuse, the sentence shall double.

(3) Per the third offense of Mental Anguish and Injury Verbal Abuse, the sentence shall triple.

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