Crimes and offenses, crimes of abuse and neglect of an adult with a disability in the first, second and third degree and crimes of financial exploitation of an adult with a disability in the first, second, and third degree, created

This bill creates the Alabama Adults with Disabilities Protection Act to establish new criminal penalties for the abuse, neglect, and financial exploitation of adults aged 19 or older who have physical or mental impairments. It defines specific crimes in three degrees based on the severity of physical injury or the amount of money taken, ranging from felonies for serious harm or large sums to misdemeanors for lesser offenses. The legislation also sets a seven-year time limit for prosecuting these crimes and grants civil immunity to individuals or entities that investigate reports of such abuse. By adding these provisions to state law, the bill aims to provide clearer legal definitions and consequences for harming vulnerable adults with disabilities.