PRINTER'S NO. 195

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 204 Session of 1999

        INTRODUCED BY M. N. WRIGHT, FARGO, E. Z. TAYLOR, BAKER, BARD,
           BENNINGHOFF, BROWNE, CLYMER, DRUCE, FORCIER, GEIST, HERSHEY,
           LYNCH, S. MILLER, RUBLEY, SEMMEL, SEYFERT, B. SMITH, STERN,
           BELARDI, HARHAI, KAISER, LAUGHLIN, MELIO, MICHLOVIC,
           READSHAW, SAINATO, SOLOBAY, STABACK, WALKO, YOUNGBLOOD,
           SHANER AND MAHER, JANUARY 28, 1999

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 28, 1999

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
     2     Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
     3     limitation of certain Vehicle Code prosecutions.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 5553(e) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     8  § 5553.  Summary offenses involving vehicles.
     9     * * *
    10     (e)  Disposition of proceedings [within two years].--No
    11  proceedings shall be held or action taken [pursuant] by the
    12  minor judiciary as follows:
    13         (1)  Pursuant to a nonmoving summary offense under Title
    14     75, subsequent to two years after the commission of the
    15     offense.
    16         (2)  Pursuant to a moving summary offense under Title 75,

     1     subsequent to four years after the commission of the offense.
     2     Section 2.  The amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 5553(e) shall apply
     3  retroactively to actions pending on the effective date of this
     4  act.
     5     Section 3.  This act shall take effect immediately.

















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