SB427 Alabama 2012 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Tammy Irons

Democrat

Session

Regular Session 2012

Title

Elder abuse, financial institutions, officer, trustee, or employee of financial institutions may report financial exploitation of the elderly.

Summary

SB427 would let bank, savings and loan, and credit union staff report suspected financial exploitation of elderly or disabled adults to law enforcement and protections for good-faith reporters.

What This Bill Does

It authorizes officers, trustees, or employees of financial institutions to report or cause a report to be made if they have reasonable cause to believe financial exploitation has occurred. The report would go to the appropriate law enforcement agency. It provides immunity from civil damages for those reporting in good faith, unless their actions were willful or wanton. The bill also defines which entities are financial institutions and states when the law takes effect.

Who It Affects

• Officers, trustees, or employees of banks, savings and loan associations, or credit unions who suspect financial exploitation of an elderly or disabled adult; they gain authority to report and are protected from civil liability for good-faith reporting.
• Elderly or disabled adults who are potential victims, as the change creates a new reporting pathway to law enforcement to address suspected financial exploitation.

Key Provisions

• Defines financial institutions to include banks, savings and loan associations, and credit unions.
• Allows any officer, trustee, or employee of a financial institution with reasonable cause to believe a protected person has been subjected to financial exploitation to report or cause a report to be made to law enforcement.
• Provides civil immunity to good-faith reporters for making or causing a report, unless the act or omission was willful or wanton misconduct.
• Establishes the act's effective date as the first day of the third month after passage/approval.

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Subjects

Elder Abuse