PRINTER'S NO. 1089
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
887
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BIZZARRO, FLYNN, KOTIK, SCHREIBER, McNEILL,
SCHWEYER, SCHLOSSBERG, BOBACK, V. BROWN, O'BRIEN, MATZIE,
THOMAS, CARROLL, PASHINSKI, DRISCOLL, YOUNGBLOOD, DEASY,
BROWNLEE, FABRIZIO, READSHAW, DAVIDSON, D. COSTA, GROVE,
HARHAI, MURT, GOODMAN, KINSEY, COHEN, DeLUCA, KORTZ,
McCARTER, MAHONEY, WATSON, DEAN, GILLEN, FARINA AND GIBBONS,
APRIL 6, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 6, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in courts of common
pleas, providing for veterans and service member courts.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 918. Veterans and service member courts.
(a) Establishment.--The president judge of each court of
common pleas shall establish, in consultation with the district
attorney of the county, a veterans and service member court for
veterans and service members charged with a misdemeanor or
felony offense, other than a crime of violence. The court shall
be established using available funds.
(b) Joint court.--Two or more president judges may jointly
form a veteran and service member court, in consultation with
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