(a) In any prosecution brought for financial exploitation of an elderly person, the crime shall be considered to be committed in any county in which any part of the crime took place, regardless of whether the defendant was ever actually present in that county, or in the county of residence of the person who is the subject of the financial exploitation.
(b) Any prosecution brought for financial exploitation of an elderly person shall be commenced within seven years after the commission of the offense.
(c) It shall not be a defense to financial exploitation of an elderly person that the accused reasonably believed that the victim was not an elderly person.
Structure Code of Alabama
Chapter 6 - Offenses Involving Danger to the Person.
Article 9 - Protecting Alabama's Elders Act.
Section 13A-6-190 - Short Title.
Section 13A-6-191 - Definitions.
Section 13A-6-192 - Elder Abuse and Neglect - First Degree.
Section 13A-6-193 - Elder Abuse and Neglect - Second Degree.
Section 13A-6-194 - Elder Abuse and Neglect - Third Degree.
Section 13A-6-195 - Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person - First Degree.
Section 13A-6-196 - Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person - Second Degree.
Section 13A-6-197 - Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person - Third Degree.
Section 13A-6-198 - Financial Exploitation of an Elderly Person - Prosecution.
Section 13A-6-199 - Liability of Persons Reporting or Investigating Violations.