Melissa Dawn Arnold

It is illegal to knowingly financially exploit an elderly or vulnerable adult through deception, intimidation, threats, or force to gain unauthorized control over their property and deprive them of it. The statute does not specify a classification in the provided text, so penalties would be determined by the court.

Penalty: Violation

It is illegal to take or exercise control over someone else's property without their permission with the intent to either permanently deprive them of it or withhold it long enough to substantially reduce its value or their enjoyment of it. This applies to any item of value.

Penalty: Violation