ยง444-10.7 - Enhanced penalties when elderly persons are targeted.
[ยง444-10.7]ย Enhanced penalties when elderly
persons are targeted.ย If any person is found to have violated section
444-9 and the violation is committed against elderly persons, in addition to
any other penalty set forth or imposed, the court may impose a fine of up to
$10,000, or imprisonment up to one year, or both.ย As used in this section,
"elderly person" means a person who is sixty-five years of age or
older. [L 1996, c 172, pt of ยง2]
Cross References
ย Some other actions or penalties for violations committed
against elders, see ยงยง28-94, 412:3-114.5, 454-4.5, 480-13, 480-13.5,
485A-603.5, 485A-604.5, and 487-14.