{"data":{"id":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-25-01-16","jurisdiction":"us-nd","citation":"N.D. Cent. Code § 25-01-16","heading":"Treating patients cruelly - Penalty","body":"Any person responsible for the care or custody of any person admitted to a state institution in accordance with the provisions of this title, who treats the person admitted with severity, harshness, or cruelty, or who abuses that person in any way, is guilty of a class A misdemeanor.","path":["Title 25 Mental And Physical Illness Or Disability","Chapter 25-01 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://ndlegis.gov/cencode/t25c01.pdf","current_through":"2026-07-31T11:12:02","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T21:04:14Z","sha256":"7729cc1489f5c1d6cc96b655ffe2469c3ceb9f70df1cb0b011805eac28487505","source_id":"us-nd","stale":true,"prev":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-25-01-15","next":"us-nd/n.d.-cent.-code-25-01-17"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}