{"data":{"id":"us-in/ic-24-4.6-6-4","jurisdiction":"us-in","citation":"IC 24-4.6-6-4","heading":"Financial exploitation of a senior consumer","body":"Sec. 4. (a) A person commits financial exploitation of a senior consumer when the person knowingly and by deception or intimidation obtains control over the property of a senior consumer or illegally uses the assets or resources of a senior consumer.\n(b) The illegal use of the assets or resources of a senior consumer includes, but is not limited to, the misappropriation of those assets or resources by undue influence, breach of a fiduciary relationship, fraud, deception, extortion, intimidation, or use of the assets or resources contrary to law.\n(c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to impose civil liability on a person who has made a good faith effort to assist a senior consumer in the management of the senior consumer's property, but through no fault of the person has been unable to provide such assistance.\n(d) It is not a defense in an action under this chapter that a person reasonably believed that the victim was not a senior consumer.","path":["TITLE 24. TRADE REGULATION","ARTICLE 4.6. SPECIAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING CERTAIN TRANSACTIONS","Chapter 6. Senior Consumer Protection"],"source_url":"https://iga.in.gov/ic/2026/Title_24.html#24-4.6-6-4","current_through":"2026","vintage":"2026","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T18:50:41Z","sha256":"f5ddcb0d2aad6d592c9cab6ccc3569f471668ec34b9818d81c5e5388dd6bff44","source_id":"us-in","stale":false,"prev":"us-in/ic-24-4.6-6-3","next":"us-in/ic-24-4.6-6-5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}