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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY NEILSON, CALTAGIRONE, D. COSTA, DALEY, DAVIS, HANNA, HORNAMAN, JAMES, MIRABITO, PARKER AND SCHMOTZER, OCTOBER 1, 2012 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 1, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 35 (Health and Safety) of the Pennsylvania |
2 | Consolidated Statutes, authorizing the Pennsylvania Emergency |
3 | Management Agency to pay rewards for information leading to |
4 | the arrest and conviction of certain perpetrators; and |
5 | establishing the Law Enforcement Line of Duty Death Reward |
6 | Fund. |
7 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
8 | hereby enacts as follows: |
9 | Section 1. Chapter 73 of Title 35 of the Pennsylvania |
10 | Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subchapter to read: |
11 | SUBCHAPTER G |
12 | LAW ENFORCEMENT LINE OF DUTY DEATH REWARD |
13 | Sec. |
14 | 7391. Scope of subchapter. |
15 | 7392. Definitions. |
16 | 7393. Agency authority. |
17 | 7394. Law Enforcement Line of Duty Death Reward Fund. |
18 | § 7391. Scope of subchapter. |
19 | This subchapter authorizes the agency to offer and cause to |
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1 | be paid rewards for the arrest and conviction of perpetrators of |
2 | an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2507 (relating to criminal |
3 | homicide of law enforcement officer) and establishes a fund from |
4 | which to make reward payments. |
5 | § 7392. Definitions. |
6 | The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter |
7 | shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the |
8 | context clearly indicates otherwise: |
9 | "Fund." The Law Enforcement Line of Duty Death Reward Fund |
10 | established in section 7394 (relating to Law Enforcement Line of |
11 | Duty Death Reward Fund). |
12 | "Law enforcement officer." The term has the same meaning as |
13 | the term "peace officer" as set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. § 501 |
14 | (relating to definitions). |
15 | § 7393. Agency authority. |
16 | The agency is authorized to offer and cause to be paid |
17 | rewards of up to $50,000 for information leading to the arrest |
18 | and conviction of perpetrators of an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § |
19 | 2507 (relating to criminal homicide of law enforcement officer). |
20 | § 7394. Law Enforcement Line of Duty Death Reward Fund. |
21 | (a) Establishment of fund.--The Law Enforcement Line of Duty |
22 | Death Reward Fund is established as a special fund in the State |
23 | Treasury. |
24 | (b) Administration.--The fund shall be administered by the |
25 | agency. The agency shall use moneys in the fund solely for the |
26 | purpose of section 7393 (relating to agency authority). |
27 | (c) Fund sources.--The sources of the fund are as follows: |
28 | (1) Moneys transferred under subsection (d). |
29 | (2) Contributions and donations to the fund. |
30 | (d) Transfers.--Commencing with fiscal year 2012-2013 and |
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1 | continuing annually thereafter, the sum of $750,000 shall be |
2 | transferred from the State Gaming Fund to the Law Enforcement |
3 | Line of Duty Death Reward Fund. |
4 | Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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