AB78,,5252940.225 (1) (e) Commits a violation under sub. (2) against an adult at risk, as defined in s. 55.01 (1e). This paragraph applies irrespective of whether the defendant had actual knowledge of the crime victim’s status as an adult at risk. A mistake regarding the victim’s status as an adult at risk is not a defense to a prosecution under this paragraph.

AB78,,5454971.109 (title) Freezing assets of a person charged with financial exploitation of an elder person or an adult at risk.

AB78,,5757971.109 (1) (ac) “Adult at risk” has the meaning given in s. 55.01 (1e).

AB78,,5959971.109 (2) (a) If a defendant is charged with a crime that is financial exploitation, the crime involves the taking or loss of property valued at more than $2,500, and the crime victim is an elder person or an adult at risk, a prosecuting attorney may file a petition with the court in which the defendant has been charged to freeze the funds, assets, or property of the defendant in an amount up to 100 percent of the alleged value of funds, assets, or property in the defendant’s pending criminal proceeding for purposes of restitution to the crime victim. The hearing on the petition may be held ex parte. The rules of evidence do not apply in a hearing under this paragraph.

AB78,,6161971.109 (2) (c) The court’s order shall prohibit the sale, gifting, transfer, or wasting of the funds, assets, or real or personal property of the elder person or adult at risk that are owned by or vested in the defendant without the express permission of the court. The court’s order shall be binding upon a financial institution, as defined in s. 943.80 (2), and any 3rd party that is in possession of the funds, assets, or property.