Title 34 — Crime Control and Law Enforcement
Chapter 217 — Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution
§ 21701. Definitions
Statutory text
In this chapter—
the terms “abuse”, “adult protective services”, “elder”, “elder justice”, “exploitation”, “law enforcement”, and “neglect” have the meanings given those terms in section 1397j of title 42;
the term “elder abuse” includes abuse, neglect, and exploitation of an elder; and
the term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act
Pub. L. 115–70 § 2 · 131 Stat. 1208
Enacted · 34 U.S.C. § 21701
(Pub. L. 115–70, § 2, Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1208.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 115–70, § 2, Oct. 18, 2017, 131 Stat. 1208.)Enacted provision · exact public law section
SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS. In this Act— (1) the terms “abuse”, “adult protective services”, “elder”, “elder justice”, “exploitation”, “law enforcement”, and “neglect” have the meanings given those terms in section 2011 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1397j); (2) the term “elder abuse” includes abuse, neglect, and exploitation of an elder; and (3) the term “State” means each of the several States of the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the United States.
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Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in text, was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 115–70, , 131 Stat. 1208, known as the Elder Abuse Prevention and Prosecution Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title of 2017 Amendment note set out under section 10101 of this title and Tables.