Financial Exploitation Protection Act (Expedited Bill 16-26)
Montgomery County
Summary
The bill would let the Office of Consumer Protection run a voluntary remediation program and treat deception, intimidation or undue influence against vulnerable adults and people 68+ as a deceptive trade practice — a new path beyond police or APS for disability providers seeing exploitation cases.
At a glance
- Total mentions
- 4
- Last 30 days
- 0
Discussed at 1 meeting in the last 60 days; most recently Sep 30, 2026.
Impact analysis
Financial exploitation accounts for 33% of adult protective services investigations in the county.
Seniors and people with intellectual and developmental disabilities targeted by financial exploitation.
Mentions & discussions (2)
PS Committee Worksession - Sep 30, 2026
Scammers drained a 72-year-old woman's account of $450,000 and county investigators couldn't even look into it under the old law. This bill expands what counts as a deceptive trade practice so the county can go after romance scams, investment fraud, and fake government calls targeting seniors and vulnerable adults.
Council Session - Jun 16, 2026
The bill would let the Office of Consumer Protection run a voluntary remediation program and treat deception, intimidation or undue influence against vulnerable adults and people 68+ as a deceptive trade practice — a new path beyond police or APS for disability providers seeing exploitation cases.
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