565.212. 1. A person commits the crime of vulnerable person abuse in the second degree if he or she:
(1) Knowingly causes or attempts to cause physical injury to a vulnerable person, as defined in section 630.005, by means of a deadly weapon or dangerous instrument; or
(2) Recklessly causes serious physical injury to any vulnerable person, as defined in section 630.005.
2. Vulnerable person abuse in the second degree is a class B felony.
(L. 2007 S.B. 3)
Missouri General Assembly