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Bill would require county attorneys and APS to report elder‑exploitation allegations; DOJ and DPHHS back measure
Summary
Representative Bill Mercer told the Senate Judiciary Committee HB 743 extends mandatory reporting and reporting‑to‑the‑Attorney General procedures that applied to child abuse to financial exploitation of vulnerable adults. The Department of Justice and DPHHS supported the bill as a transparency and oversight tool.
Representative Bill Mercer said House Bill 743 would extend Montana’s reporting framework used for child sexual‑abuse allegations to reports of financial exploitation of incapacitated and vulnerable adults.
Mercer told the committee the bill would require reports from county attorneys and Adult Protective Services (APS) to be compiled by the Attorney General’s office and would permit the…
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