Financial Exploitation

Explore how criminal laws, social services laws, and financial privacy laws work together to protect vulnerable adults.

Explore this quick reference guide for information regarding access to financial records in exploitation cases.  The guide provides information on the tools available to investigators to access needed records, including search warrants, freeze and inspect orders, and subpoenas.

A summary of key laws that govern the role of North Carolina financial institutions in reporting exploitation, sharing information with other components of the adult protection system, and freezing assets of older adults and criminal defendants.