Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16801 – Definitions
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As used in this subchapter, unless the context otherwise indicates, the following terms have the following meanings. [PL 2019, c. 17, §1 (NEW).]
1. Eligible adult. “Eligible adult” means:
A. An individual 65 years of age or older; or [PL 2019, c. 17, §1 (NEW).]
B. An individual protected under the Adult Protective Services Act. [PL 2019, c. 17, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 17, §1 (NEW).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16801
- Adult: means a person who has attained the age of 18 years. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 1 Sec. 72
- Agent: means an individual, other than a broker-dealer, who represents a broker-dealer in effecting or attempting to effect purchases or sales of securities or represents an issuer in effecting or attempting to effect purchases or sales of the issuer's securities. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16102
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
- Broker-dealer: means a person engaged in the business of effecting transactions in securities for the account of others or for the person's own account. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16102
- Eligible adult: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16801Financial exploitation: means :
A. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16801Investment adviser: includes a financial planner or other person that, as an integral component of other financially related services, provides investment advice to others for compensation as part of a business or that holds itself out as providing investment advice to others for compensation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16102 Person: means an individual; corporation; business trust; estate; trust; partnership; limited liability company; association; joint venture; government; governmental subdivision, agency or instrumentality; public corporation; or any other legal or commercial entity. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16102 Power of attorney: A written instrument which authorizes one person to act as another's agent or attorney. The power of attorney may be for a definite, specific act, or it may be general in nature. The terms of the written power of attorney may specify when it will expire. If not, the power of attorney usually expires when the person granting it dies. Source: OCC Qualified individual: means an agent, investment adviser representative or individual who serves in a supervisory, compliance or legal capacity for a broker-dealer or investment adviser. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 32 Sec. 16801
2. Financial exploitation. “Financial exploitation” means:
A. The wrongful or unauthorized taking, withholding, appropriation or use of money, assets or property of an eligible adult; or [PL 2019, c. 17, §1 (NEW).]
B. Any act or omission made by a person, including through the use of a power of attorney, guardianship or conservatorship of an eligible adult, to:
(1) Obtain control, through deception, intimidation or undue influence, over the eligible adult’s money, assets or property to deprive the eligible adult of the ownership, use, benefit or possession of the eligible adult’s money, assets or property; or
(2) Convert money, assets or property of the eligible adult to deprive the eligible adult of the ownership, use, benefit or possession of the eligible adult’s money, assets or property. [PL 2019, c. 17, §1 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 17, §1 (NEW).]
3. Qualified individual. “Qualified individual” means an agent, investment adviser representative or individual who serves in a supervisory, compliance or legal capacity for a broker-dealer or investment adviser.
[PL 2019, c. 17, §1 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 2019, c. 17, §1 (NEW).