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HB 0363 - Crimes and offenses; protection of elder persons; revise definitions

Tracking Level: Monitor
Sponsor: John LaHood
Last Action: 5/4/2021 - Effective Date 2021-07-01
House Committee: Judiciary - Non-Civil
Senate Committee: Judiciary
Assigned To:
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Staff Analysis of the Legislation
HB 363 removes various subsections of Title 16 of the OCGA that escalate punishment for elder crimes due to rule of lenity concerns with existing law. The bill further creates the terminology "abuse of access", defined as illegally taking resources that belong to a disabled adult or elder person when the access to said resources were obtained due to the disabled/elder’s incapacity. "Abuse of access” is additionally included the definition of "exploit".  

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