SB72,14 2Section 14. 940.198 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 940.198 (1) (ar).
SB72,15 3Section 15. 940.198 (1) (ag) of the statutes is created to read:
SB72,5,44 940.198 (1) (ag) “Adult at risk” has the meaning given in s. 55.01 (1e).
SB72,16 5Section 16. 940.198 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB72,5,86 940.198 (1) (b) “Recklessly” means conduct that creates a situation of
7unreasonable risk of harm to and demonstrates a conscious disregard for the safety
8of the elder person.
SB72,17 9Section 17. 940.198 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB72,5,1110 940.198 (2) (a) Whoever intentionally causes great bodily harm to an elder
11person or an adult at risk is guilty of a Class C felony.
SB72,18 12Section 18. 940.198 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB72,5,1413 940.198 (2) (b) Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm to an elder person
14or an adult at risk is guilty of a Class H felony.
SB72,19 15Section 19. 940.198 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB72,5,1816 940.198 (2) (c) Whoever intentionally causes bodily harm to an elder person or
17an adult at risk
under circumstances or conditions that are likely to produce great
18bodily harm is guilty of a Class F felony.
SB72,20 19Section 20. 940.198 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB72,5,2120 940.198 (3) (a) Whoever recklessly causes great bodily harm to an elder person
21or an adult at risk is guilty of a Class E felony.
SB72,21 22Section 21. 940.198 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB72,5,2423 940.198 (3) (b) Whoever recklessly causes bodily harm to an elder person or an
24adult at risk
is guilty of a Class I felony.
SB72,22 25Section 22. 940.198 (3) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB72,6,3
1940.198 (3) (c) Whoever recklessly causes bodily harm to an elder person or an
2adult at risk
under circumstances or conditions that are likely to produce great bodily
3harm is guilty of a Class H felony.
SB72,23 4Section 23. 940.198 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB72,6,85 940.198 (4) Knowledge of age or at risk status not required. This section
6applies irrespective of whether the defendant had actual knowledge of the victim's
7age or status as an adult at risk. A mistake regarding the victim's age or status as
8an adult at risk
is not a defense to a prosecution under this section.
SB72,24 9Section 24. 940.225 (1) (e) of the statutes is created to read:
SB72,6,1410 940.225 (1) (e) Commits a violation under sub. (2) against an adult at risk, as
11defined in s. 55.01 (1e). This paragraph applies irrespective of whether the
12defendant had actual knowledge of the crime victim's status as an adult at risk. A
13mistake regarding the victim's status as an adult at risk is not a defense to a
14prosecution under this paragraph.
SB72,25 15Section 25. 971.109 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB72,6,17 16971.109 (title) Freezing assets of a person charged with financial
17exploitation of an elder person
or an adult at risk .
SB72,26 18Section 26. 971.109 (1) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 971.109 (1) (am).
SB72,27 19Section 27. 971.109 (1) (ac) of the statutes is created to read:
SB72,6,2020 971.109 (1) (ac) “Adult at risk” has the meaning given in s. 55.01 (1e).
SB72,28 21Section 28. 971.109 (2) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB72,7,522 971.109 (2) (a) If a defendant is charged with a crime that is financial
23exploitation, the crime involves the taking or loss of property valued at more than
24$2,500, and the crime victim is an elder person or an adult at risk, a prosecuting
25attorney may file a petition with the court in which the defendant has been charged

1to freeze the funds, assets, or property of the defendant in an amount up to 100
2percent of the alleged value of funds, assets, or property in the defendant's pending
3criminal proceeding for purposes of restitution to the crime victim. The hearing on
4the petition may be held ex parte. The rules of evidence do not apply in a hearing
5under this paragraph.
SB72,29 6Section 29. 971.109 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:
SB72,7,127 971.109 (2) (c) The court's order shall prohibit the sale, gifting, transfer, or
8wasting of the funds, assets, or real or personal property of the elder person or adult
9at risk
that are owned by or vested in the defendant without the express permission
10of the court. The court's order shall be binding upon a financial institution, as defined
11in s. 943.80 (2), and any 3rd party that is in possession of the funds, assets, or
12property.
SB72,7,1313 (End)
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