IL SB0273

Expands venue options for financial exploitation cases against elderly persons or persons with disabilities to include any county where the victim's assets are held

Eliminates the defense that an offender reasonably believed an aggravated battery victim was under 60 years of age

Enhances theft penalties when offenses occur in nursing homes, assisted living facilities, or supportive living facilities, adding these locations to the existing enhanced penalty categories for schools and places of worship

Creates tiered penalty enhancements for theft by deception based on victim age brackets (60-69, 70-79, and 80+), with lower dollar thresholds triggering higher felony classes for older victims

Lowers the threshold for Class X felony charges from $1,000,000 to $100,000 for theft, theft by deception, and financial exploitation when victims are elderly or disabled