Financial exploitation of elderly or incapacitated adults; guilty of a Class 5 felony, etc. (HB409)

Introduced By

Del. Vivian Watts (D-Annandale) with support from co-patron Del. Eileen Filler-Corn (D-Fairfax Station)

Progress

Introduced
Passed Committee
Passed House
Passed Senate
Signed by Governor
Became Law

Description

Financial exploitation of elderly and incapacitated; penalty.  Provides that any person who knowingly exploits the impaired mental or physical capacity of an incapacitated adult or an adult (defined in the section as 60 years old or older) by deception, intimidation, undue influence, coercion, harassment, duress, or misrepresentation to use, obtain, convert, or take control of or endeavor to use, obtain, convert, or take control of the incapacitated adults or adults money, assets, property, or financial resources with the intent to deprive the incapacitated adult or adult of the use, benefit, or possession of the money, assets, property, or financial resources and to convert such money, assets, property, or financial resources to the perpetrators own use or benefit is guilty of a Class 5 felony. However, any responsible person or a person who has a fiduciary relationship with the incapacitated adult or adult who commits such a violation is guilty of a Class 3 felony. It is not a defense that the accused did not know the age of the victim. Read the Bill »

Status

01/30/2012: Merged into HB987

History

DateAction
01/10/2012Committee
01/10/2012Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/12 12101754D
01/10/2012Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
01/11/2012Impact statement from VCSC (HB409)
01/20/2012Assigned Courts sub: #1 Criminal
01/30/2012Incorporated by Courts of Justice (HB987-Loupassi)