The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part of the
legislative instrument, were prepared by Margaret M. Corley.
DIGEST
SB 302 Original 2020 Regular Session Barrow
Present law provides for the Adult Protect Services Act which generally protects adults who cannot
physically or mentally protect themselves and who are harmed or threatened with harm through
action or inaction by themselves or by the individuals responsible for their care or by other parties.
Proposed law retains present law and makes technical changes to include exploitation of adults to
reporting requirements.
Proposed law removes the definition for "extortion".
Present law requires the chief law enforcement agency to initiate an incident report after being
notified of an incident by an adult protection agency and further requires the chief law enforcement
agency to notify the reporting agency of the disposition of the report.
Proposed law retains present law and requires the chief law enforcement agency to notify the
reporting agency of the disposition of the report within seven business days after it is complete.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 14:403.2(A) and (C), (intro para), R.S. 15:1503, (2), (3), (4)(b), (5), (6), (8), (9), (intro
para) (10), (11), and (intro para)(12), 1504(B)(1) and (2), 1505(A), 1506(B) and (C), 1507(A)
through (D), (F), (G), (H)(1), (2), and (3), (I)(1) and (2), 1508(A), (B)(1), (2), and (5), and (D), 1509,
1510(A), and 1511(A)(1), (B), (C), (D)(2), (3), and (7); repeals R.S. 15:1503(13))