Conducta prohibida hacia adultos vulnerables en Míchigan

Explicación Simple

Esta ley dice que no se puede hacer daño a personas mayores o con discapacidades. Si alguien lo hace, puede recibir una pena más dura si ya tiene otros problemas con la ley.

Es como cuando en un juego de fútbol, un jugador comete una falta, y si ya tiene tarjetas amarillas, puede recibir una tarjeta roja y ser expulsado del juego.

Ejemplo Práctico

Imagina que Juan, un cuidador, se queda con el dinero de María, una anciana que cuida. Si Juan es atrapado, podría enfrentar una pena más severa porque ya tiene un historial de problemas legales.

Penalidades

Puede ser castigado con penas más severas si se cometen otros delitos relacionados.

Texto Original del Estatuto (Inglés)

(13) The court may order a sentence imposed for a violation of subsection (4), (5), (6), or (7) to be served consecutively to any other sentence imposed for a violation of this section. (14) This section does not prohibit a person from being charged with, convicted of, or punished for any other violation of law the person commits while violating this section. (15) As used in this section: (a) "Broker" means that term as defined in section 8102 of the uniform commercial code, 1962 PA 174, MCL 440.8102. (b) "Financial institution" means a bank, credit union, saving bank, or a savings and loan chartered under state or federal law or an affiliate of a bank, credit union, saving bank, or savings and loan chartered under state or federal law. (c) "Vulnerable adult" means that term as defined in section 145m, whether or not the individual has been determined by the court to be incapacitated. (16) If the office of services to the aging becomes aware of a violation of this section, the office of services to the aging shall promptly report the violation to the department of human services. MCL 750.175 - Embezzlement by public officer, agent or servant; penalty Sec. 175. Embezzlement by public officer, his agent, etc.—Any person holding any public office in this state, or the agent or servant of any such person, who knowingly and unlawfully appropriates to his own use, or to the use of any other person, the money or property received by him in his official capacity or employment, of the value of 50 dollars or upwards, shall be guilty of a felony, punishable by imprisonment in the state prison not more than 10 years or by fine of not more than 5,000 dollars. In any prosecution under this section the failure, neglect or refusal of any public officer to pay over and deliver to hi