[A caregiver who knowingly performs an act that causes a [disabled adult's] [vulnerable elderly adult's] life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre-existing physical or mental condition to deteriorate is guilty of endangering a vulnerable adult.]
[A caregiver who fails to perform acts that the caregiver knows are necessary to maintain or preserve the life or health of a [disabled adult] [vulnerable elderly adult] is guilty of endangering a vulnerable adult, if the failure causes the [disabled adult's] [vulnerable elderly adult's] life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre-existing mental condition to deteriorate.]
[Insert relevant definitions. NDCC 12.1-02-002.1 and 12.1-31-07]
The State's burden of proof is satisfied if the evidence shows, beyond a reasonable doubt, the following essential elements:
1. On or about the ____ day of _______________, 19__, in ______________ County, North Dakota, the Defendant, _______________, was a caregiver.
2. [The Defendant knowingly performed an act that caused a [disabled adult's] [vulnerable elderly adult's] life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre-existing physical or mental condition to deteriorate.]
OR
[The Defendant failed to perform acts that the Defendant knew were necessary to maintain or preserve the life or health of a [disabled adult's] [vulnerable elderly adult] and the failure caused the [disabled adult's] [vulnerable elderly adult's] life to be endangered, health to be injured, or pre-existing mental condition to deteriorate.]
NDCC 12.1-31-07
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