Connecticut Law About Elder Abuse

Connecticut Law About Elder Abuse
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Connecticut Public Acts

OLR Research Reports - Office of Legislative Research:

Mandatory Reporting of Elder Abuse - 2018-R-0068
State Programs for Older Adults - 2015-R-0146
State Elderly Programs - 2014-R-0165
Negligence in Nursing Homes - 2007-R-0243
Elder Protective Services and Long-Term Care Abuse Cases - 2005-R-0849

Criminal Jury Instructions - CT Judicial Branch

6.9-1 Abuse of an Elderly, Blind, Physically Disabled or Intellectually Disabled Person

CT Office of the Attorney General

Elder Justice Hotline - 1-860-808-5555

CT Department of Social Services: Protective Services for the Elderly

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Library Materials

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Kate McAvoy, Connecticut Elder Law.

Public Act No. 23-161 - An Act Concerning Financial Exploitation of Senior Citizens [OLR Summary of Public Act]
Public Act No. 21-122 - An Act Requiring Drivers of Paratransit Vehicles to Report Suspected Abuse, Neglect, Exploitation or Abandonment of Elderly Persons
Public Act No. 15-236 - An Act Protecting Elderly Consumers from Exploitation.
[OLR Summary of Public Act]

Connecticut General Statutes

Selected statutes:

Chapter 319h - Protection of the Elderly

Sec. 17a-412. Report of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation or abandonment. Penalty for failure to report. Confidentiality. Immunity and protection from retaliation. Notice to complainant. Registry.
Sec. 17a-413. Review of report or complaint. Investigation. Report of findings. Referral of report, complaint or information for further action.

Chapter 319dd - Protective Services for the Elderly

Sec. 17b-451. Report of suspected abuse, neglect, exploitation, or abandonment or need for protective services. Penalty for failure to report. Immunity and protection from retaliation.

Sec. 17b-452. Investigation of report. Findings and recommendation. Registry. Confidentiality.

Sec. 17b-453. Referral to Department of Social Services. Injunction against interference by caretaker.

Sec. 17b-460. Referral for criminal investigation or proceedings.

Sec. 17b-462. Cause of action by elderly victim. Civil attachment jurisdiction.

Chapter 952 - Penal Code: Offenses

Sec. 53a-59a. Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the first degree: Class B felony: Five years not suspendable.
Sec. 53a-60b. Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the second degree: Class D felony: Two years not suspendable.
Sec. 53a-60c. Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the second degree with a firearm: Class D felony: Three years not suspendable.
Sec. 53a-61a. Assault of an elderly, blind, disabled or pregnant person or a person with intellectual disability in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor: One year not suspendable.
Sec. 53a-321. Abuse in the first degree: Class C felony.
Sec. 53a-322. Abuse in the second degree: Class D felony.
Sec. 53a-323. Abuse in the third degree: Class A misdemeanor.

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