Determined to fight the growing problem of fraud and financial exploitation targeting disabled and older adults in North Carolina, the General Assembly enacts this Article to facilitate the collection of records needed to investigate and prosecute such incidents. ?(2013-337, s. 4.)

Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 108A-112

  • Financial exploitation: The illegal or improper use of a disabled adult's or older adult's financial resources for another's profit or pecuniary advantage. See North Carolina General Statutes 108A-113
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
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