SB2191 - Tennessee: Criminal Offenses, Elderly Persons

Companion Bill HB2248. Elderly Persons - Revises what constitutes the offense of abusing, neglecting, or exploiting an adult; changes criminal classification from a Class A misdemeanor to a Class E felony. - Amends TCA Title 71, Chapter 6, Part 1. Fiscal Summary for SB2191 / *HB2248Increase State Expenditures - $145,000 / Incarceration* Decrease Local Govt. Revenues - Not Significant Decrease Local Govt. Expenditures - Not Significant (Funding of $145,000 is included in the Governors FY07-08 Recommended Budget) Bill Summary for SB2191 / *HB2248 Under present law, it is a Class A misdemeanor for any person to willfully abuse, neglect, or exploit any adult who because of mental or physical dysfunctioning or advanced age is unable to manage such person's own resources, carry out the activities of daily living or protect himself from [...]

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