As used in ORS § 59.480 to 59.505:

Terms Used In Oregon Statutes 59.480

  • Any other state: includes any state and the District of Columbia. See Oregon Statutes 174.100
  • Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
  • Person: includes individuals, corporations, associations, firms, partnerships, limited liability companies and joint stock companies. See Oregon Statutes 174.100

(1)(a) ‘Financial exploitation’ means:

(A) Wrongfully taking assets, funds or property belonging to or intended for the use of another person;

(B) Alarming another person by conveying a threat to wrongfully take or appropriate money or property of the person if the person would reasonably believe that the threat conveyed would be carried out;

(C) Misappropriating, misusing or transferring without authorization any money from any account held jointly or singly by another person; or

(D) Using the income or assets of another person for purposes other than the support and maintenance of the person without the person’s consent.

(b) ‘Financial exploitation’ does not include a transfer of money or property that is made for the purpose of qualifying a person for Medicaid benefits or for any other state or federal assistance program, or the holding and exercise of control over money or property after such a transfer.

(2) ‘Financial institution’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 706.008.

(3) ‘Qualified individual’ means an individual who is:

(a) A salesperson;

(b) An investment adviser representative; or

(c) A person who serves in a supervisory, compliance or legal capacity for a broker-dealer or state investment adviser, or who is otherwise identified in the written supervisory procedures of a broker-dealer or state investment adviser.

(4) ‘Trust company’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 706.008.

(5) ‘Vulnerable person’ has the meaning given that term in ORS § 124.100. [2017 c.514 § 2]