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House approves moving abuse, neglect and exploitation statutes into criminal code for vulnerable adults
Summary
House Bill 532, carried for the Department of Justice, recodifies abuse, neglect and exploitation provisions for incapacitated persons and vulnerable adults into criminal code (Title 45), updates definitions, and passed second reading after adoption of a technical amendment.
House Bill 532 passed second reading after Representative Mercer, carrying the bill for the Department of Justice, explained the measure recodifies and revises statutes relating to abuse, neglect and exploitation of incapacitated persons and vulnerable adults.
Mercer told the committee DOJ requested the change to integrate definitions with the criminal code (Title 45) and to…
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