SB3085 Summary

• Allows prosecution of financial exploitation of elderly persons and persons with disabilities in any county where the offense occurred, the victim resides, or where any assets obtained are held.

• Eliminates the defense that an accused reasonably believed a victim of aggravated battery to be under 60 years of age when the victim is actually 60 or older.

• Enhances penalties for theft and theft by deception when committed against persons 60 or older, persons with disabilities, or in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or supportive living facilities.

• Reduces the Class X felony threshold for theft, theft by deception, and financial exploitation from $1,000,000 to $100,000 in property value.

• Establishes enhanced penalties for theft by deception against elderly victims based on age brackets (60-69, 70-79, 80+) with lower dollar thresholds triggering more severe charges.