Bill Text: CA AB2721 | 2015-2016 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Elder and dependent adult fraud: informational notice.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2016-07-22 - Chaptered by Secretary of State - Chapter 80, Statutes of 2016. [AB2721 Detail]
Download: California-2015-AB2721-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: AB 2721 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 80
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE JULY 22, 2016
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR JULY 22, 2016
PASSED THE SENATE JUNE 30, 2016
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY MAY 12, 2016
INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Rodriguez
FEBRUARY 19, 2016
An act to add Section 368.7 to the Penal Code, relating to elder
and dependent adult abuse.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2721, Rodriguez. Elder and dependent adult fraud: informational
notice.
Existing law makes it a crime for a person who is not a caretaker
to violate specified laws proscribing theft, embezzlement, fraud, or
identity theft with respect to the property or identifying
information of an elder or dependent adult, as defined, if the person
knows or reasonably should know that the person is an elder adult.
This bill would require the Department of Justice to develop and
distribute an informational notice that warns the public about elder
and dependent adult fraud and provides information regarding how and
where to file complaints. The bill would also require the notice to
be made available on the Internet Web site of the Attorney General.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 368.7 is added to the Penal Code, to read:
368.7. The Department of Justice shall develop and distribute an
informational notice that warns the public about elder and dependent
adult fraud and directs them to information and resources necessary
to determine whether they are victims of fraud. The notice shall
provide information regarding how and where to file complaints. The
notice shall also be made available on the Internet Web site of the
Attorney General.
