Section 260.30. Vulnerable elderly persons; definitions  


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  • For  the  purpose  of  sections 260.32 and 260.34 of this article, the
      following definitions shall apply:
        1. "Caregiver" means a person who (i) assumes responsibility  for  the
      care  of  a vulnerable elderly person pursuant to a court order; or (ii)
      receives monetary or other valuable consideration for providing care for
      a vulnerable elderly person.
        2. "Sexual contact" means any touching of the sexual or other intimate
      parts of a person not married to the actor for the purpose of gratifying
      sexual desire of either party. It includes the touching of the actor  by
      the  victim, as well as the touching of the victim by the actor, whether
      directly or through clothing.
        3. "Vulnerable elderly person" means a person sixty years  of  age  or
      older  who  is  suffering  from  a  disease or infirmity associated with
      advanced  age  and  manifested  by  demonstrable  physical,  mental   or
      emotional  dysfunction  to  the  extent  that the person is incapable of
      adequately providing for his or her own health or personal care.
        * NB There are 2 § 260.30's