HB60 Alabama 2024 Session

Summary

Primary Sponsor

Brock ColvinRepresentative

Republican

Session

Regular Session 2024

Title

Crimes and offenses, crimes of abuse and neglect of an adult with a disability in the first, second and third degree and crimes of financial exploitation of an adult with a disability in the first, second, and third degree, created

Summary

HB60 creates new crimes and protections for adults with disabilities against abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation, with penalties and a seven-year prosecution window.

What This Bill Does

It establishes the Alabama Adults with Disabilities Protection Act, adding crimes of abuse and neglect of an adult with a disability in the first to third degrees, and crimes of financial exploitation in the first to third degrees, each with specific penalties. It sets a seven-year statute of limitations for prosecuting these offenses from the date of discovery. It provides civil immunity to any person or entity investigating a report of such abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation, and it notes the act is exempt from a local-funds expenditure requirement, with an effective date of October 1, 2024.

Who It Affects

• Adults with disabilities who are protected by new criminal offenses and who may be victims of abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.
• Caregivers, family members, or others responsible for an adult with a disability who could be subject to criminal charges if they commit abuse, neglect, or financial exploitation.

Key Provisions

• Establishes the Alabama Adults with Disabilities Protection Act, defines key terms (adult with a disability, caregiver, financial exploitation, intimidation, neglect, undue influence) and creates crimes of abuse/neglect (first, second, and third degrees) and financial exploitation (first, second, and third degrees) with corresponding penalties.
• Imposes a seven-year statute of limitations for prosecuting these offenses from discovery, provides civil immunity to investigators, and states the act is exempt from the local funds expenditure rule with an effective date of October 1, 2024.

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Subjects

Crimes & Offenses