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2002 LAWS OF MARYLAND
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Ch. 480
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CHAPTER 480
(House Bill 559)
AN ACT concerning
Crimes - Vulnerable Adult - Exploitation Prohibited
FOR the purpose of making it unlawful for any person to knowingly and willfully
obtain or use, or endeavor to obtain or use, by deception, intimidation, or undue
influence, certain property of a vulnerable adult with the intent to temporarily
or permanently deprive the vulnerable adult of certain benefits of the property;
providing criminal penalties which depend on the value of the property taken;
providing that the defendant shall restore the property taken or its value to the
vulnerable adult or the vulnerable adult's estate; providing certain sentencing
provisions; providing that a person convicted under this section is disqualified
from inheriting, taking, or otherwise benefitting from certain property of the
vulnerable adult, whether by operation of law or pursuant to a legal document
entered into by the vulnerable adult before the defendant shall have been
convicted under this section and shall have made full restoration of the certain
property taken or of its value to the vulnerable adult; providing for the
construction of this Act; defining certain terms; establishing that the District
Court has jurisdiction concurrent with a circuit court in cases involving
financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult; making stylistic changes; and
generally relating to the financial exploitation of a vulnerable adult.
BY renumbering
Article - Criminal Law
Section 8-801 through 8-803 and the subtitle "Subtitle 8. Miscellaneous Fraud",
respectively
to be Section 8-901 through 8-903 and the subtitle "Subtitle 9. Miscellaneous
Fraud", respectively
Annotated Code of Maryland
(As enacted by Chapter 26 (H.B. 11) of the Acts of the General Assembly of 2002)
BY repealing and reenacting, with amendments,
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 4-301(b)(15) and (16) and 4-302(a) and (d)(1)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
BY adding to
Article - Courts and Judicial Proceedings
Section 4-301(b)(17)
Annotated Code of Maryland
(1998 Replacement Volume and 2001 Supplement)
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