§ 8-801. Financial crimes against vulnerable adults
West's Annotated Code of MarylandCriminal LawEffective: March 13, 2021
Effective: March 13, 2021
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 8-801
§ 8-801. Financial crimes against vulnerable adults
(b)(1) A person may not knowingly and willfully obtain by deception, intimidation, or undue influence the property of an individual that the person knows or reasonably should know is a vulnerable adult with intent to deprive the vulnerable adult of the vulnerable adult's property.
(c)(1)(i) A person convicted of a violation of this section when the value of the property is at least $1,500 but less than $25,000 is guilty of a felony and:
(d) A sentence imposed under this section may be separate from and consecutive to or concurrent with a sentence for any crime based on the act or acts establishing the violation of this section.
(e)(1) If a defendant fails to restore fully the property taken or its value as ordered under subsection (c) of this section, the defendant is disqualified, to the extent of the defendant's failure to restore the property or its value, from inheriting, taking, enjoying, receiving, or otherwise benefiting from the estate, insurance proceeds, or property of the victim of the offense, whether by operation of law or pursuant to a legal document executed or entered into by the victim before the defendant shall have been convicted under this section.
(f) This section may not be construed to impose criminal liability on a person who, at the request of the victim of the offense, the victim's family, or the court appointed guardian of the victim, has made a good faith effort to assist the victim in the management of or transfer of the victim's property.
(g) In addition to any penalties set forth in this section, a violation of this section:
Credits
Added by Acts 2002, c. 479, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2002, c. 480, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2002. Amended by Acts 2002, c. 26, § 12, eff. Oct. 1, 2002; Acts 2009, c. 236, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2009, c. 237, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2009; Acts 2010, c. 72, § 1, eff. April 13, 2010; Acts 2010, c. 667, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2010; Acts 2013, c. 415, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2013; Acts 2016, c. 114, § 1, eff. July 1, 2016; Acts 2016, c. 515, § 2, eff. Oct. 1, 2017; Acts 2018, c. 794, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2018; Acts 2020, c. 160, § 1, eff. Oct. 1, 2020; Acts 2021, c. 3, § 1, eff. March 13, 2021.
MD Code, Criminal Law, § 8-801, MD CRIM LAW § 8-801
Current through legislation effective through April 9, 2023, from the 2024 Regular Session of the General Assembly. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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