SENATE AMENDED PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 533, 933 PRINTER'S NO. 2735
No. 491 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY BOYES, VEON, McVERRY, JADLOWIEC, RYBAK, VROON, CAPPABIANCA, TRELLO, FOX, ACOSTA, MICOZZIE, ROBBINS, ANGSTADT, GANNON, MERRY, BUNT, SCHEETZ, BELARDI, NAHILL, D. W. SNYDER, LINTON, COLAIZZO, JOHNSON, S. H. SMITH, HERSHEY, CIVERA, TIGUE, BISHOP, BELFANTI, BATTISTO, GRUPPO, RAYMOND, LEVDANSKY, DIETTERICK, B. SMITH, KENNEY, J. L. WRIGHT, ALLEN, LANGTRY, BUSH, MRKONIC, HOWLETT, NOYE, J. H. CLARK AND BLACK, FEBRUARY 14, 1989
SENATOR GREENLEAF, JUDICIARY, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED, NOVEMBER 14, 1989
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the 2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the 3 commencement of certain prosecutions. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 5551 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania 7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: 8 § 5551. No limitation applicable. 9 A prosecution for the following offenses may be commenced at 10 any time: 11 (1) Murder. 12 (2) Voluntary manslaughter. 13 (3) Conspiracy to commit murder or solicitation to 14 commit murder if a murder results from the conspiracy or
1 solicitation. 2 (4) Any felony alleged to have been perpetrated in 3 connection with a murder of the first or second degree, as 4 set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a) or (b) and (d) (relating to 5 murder). 6 (5) A violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3742 (relating to 7 accidents involving death or personal injury) and either 75 <-- 8 Pa.C.S. § 3732 (relating to homicide by vehicle) or 18 <-- 9 Pa.C.S. § 2504 (relating to involuntary manslaughter) if the 10 accused was the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident 11 resulting in the death of any person. 12 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. L22L42WMB/19890H0491B2735 - 2 -