5720010 Public Hearing - B21-0326, Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults Amendment Act of 2015
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Council of the District of Columbia
COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
Notice of Public Hearing
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20004
Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson
Committee on the Judiciary
Announces a Public Hearing on
Bill 21-0326, the “Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults Amendment Act of 2015”
Thursday, November 19, 2015, 10:00 a.m.
Room 120, John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20004
On Thursday, November 19, 2015, Councilmember Kenyan R. McDuffie, Chairperson of the Committee on the Judiciary, will convene a public hearing to discuss Bill 21-0326, the “Financial Exploitation of Vulnerable Adults Amendment Act of 2015”. The hearing will be held in Room 120 of the John A. Wilson Building, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., at 10:00 a.m.
The stated purpose of Bill 21-0326 is to amend the District of Columbia Theft and White Collar Crimes Act of 1982 and the Criminal Abuse and Neglect of Vulnerable Adults Act of 2000 to criminalize the financial exploitation of vulnerable adults; to redefine vulnerable adults to include persons aged 65 and over; and to conform the enhanced protections for persons aged 65 and over.
The Committee invites the public to testify or to submit written testimony. Anyone wishing to testify at the hearing should contact Kate Mitchell, Committee Director, at (202) 727-8275, or via e-mail at kmitchell@dccouncil.us, and provide their name, telephone number, organizational affiliation, title (if any) by close of business, November 16, 2015. Representatives of organizations will be allowed a maximum of five minutes for oral testimony, and individuals will be allowed a maximum of three minutes. Witnesses should bring fifteen copies of their written testimony and, if possible, also submit a copy of their testimony electronically to kmitchell@dccouncil.us.
For witnesses who are unable to testify at the hearing, written statements will be made part of the official record. Copies of written statements should be submitted either to the Judiciary Committee or to Nyasha Smith, Secretary to the Council, 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W., Suite 5, Washington, D.C. 20004. The record will close at the end of the business day on December 3, 2015.
