A House committee passed two bills delegates hope will help protect the elderly from financial exploitation.
The Committee for Seniors, Children, and Family Issues met Thursday, taking up House Bill 2618. This bill includes undue influence as a factor in the definition of financial exploitation of an elderly person or protected person. There have been many cases where undue influence has been the major factor of cases concerning the elderly, but were dismissed in court because that term is not recognized with financial exploitation. The bill passed and will be referred to the Judiciary Committee.
The second bill, House Bill 2614, provides protective orders for victims of financial exploitation. The committee adopted a small amendment to the bill to make minor grammatical errors in the bill. The bill passed and will also be reported to the Judiciary Committee.
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