R 14.25 Notification to county prosecutor; determining county of contact.
Rule 25. The financial institution shall use the following sequential steps to
determine the appropriate prosecutor to contact:
(a) Contact adult protective services or law enforcement as follows:
(i) To contact adult protective services, a financial institution shall call the 24-hour
intake telephone line maintained by the department of health and human services to
contact adult protective services to provide notification under the act. If adult protective
services develops other contact methods, utilizing those contact methods complies with
these rules.
(ii) To contact law enforcement, if the victim’s county of residence is known, the
financial institution shall contact law enforcement in the county of the victim’s residence.
If the victim’s county of residence is unknown, the financial institution shall contact law
enforcement in the county in which the alleged covered financial exploitation was
observed, or in the county where the financial institution is located if the alleged covered
financial exploitation took place in another state. The financial institution may also
contact law enforcement in the county in which the alleged covered financial exploitation
is observed, regardless of the victim’s county of residence, if the alleged covered
financial exploitation is actively taking place on-site at the financial institution.
(A) The financial institution shall contact law enforcement by calling the central
dispatch office in the county in which law enforcement is to be notified, or by making a
written report if the central dispatch office has the capability to accept written reports as
follows:
(1) The financial institution shall dial 911 to contact central dispatch if the matter
is determined to be an emergency by the financial institution, or if the alleged covered
financial exploitation is actively taking place on-site at the financial institution at the time
the contact is being made.
(2) If the matter is determined not to be an emergency by the financial institution
and is not actively taking place on-site at the financial institution, the financial institution
shall call the non-emergency telephone number for central dispatch or make a written
report if the central dispatch office has the capability to accept written reports. If central
dispatch has the capability to accept written reports, the financial institution may make
the written report to central dispatch by emailing, faxing, or hand-delivering a written
report.
(b) Contact the county prosecutor as follows:
(i) If the financial institution has been unable to contact adult protective services or
law enforcement to provide notification under the act, the financial institution shall
determine if the victim’s county of residence is known and do 1 of the following:
(A) If the victim’s county of residence is known, the financial institution shall
contact the prosecutor in the county of the victim’s residence.
(B) If the victim’s county of residence is unknown, the financial institution shall
contact the prosecutor in the county in which the alleged covered financial exploitation
was observed, or in the county where the financial institution is located if the alleged
covered financial exploitation took place in another state.
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