Financial abuse of elder or dependent adults.

Existing law, the Elder Abuse and Dependent Adult Civil Protection Act, establishes procedures and requirements for the reporting, investigation, and prosecution of elder and dependent adult abuse. Existing law makes specified reports, including reports of known or suspected financial abuse of an elder or dependent adult, confidential. Existing law requires information relevant to the incident of elder or dependent adult abuse to be given to specified investigators, including investigators from an adult protective services agency, a local law enforcement agency, and the probate court. This bill would authorize information relevant to the incident of elder or dependent adult abuse to be given to a federal law enforcement agency investigating a known or suspected case of elder or dependent adult abuse or to a local code enforcement agency investigating a property where the health and safety of an elder or dependent adult resident is at risk.