PRINTER'S NO. 107
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
172
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY BOSCOLA, WILLIAMS, HUGHES, FONTANA, FARNESE,
YUDICHAK, BREWSTER, SMITH, TARTAGLIONE AND TEPLITZ,
JANUARY 15, 2015
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 15, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time,
further providing for statutes of limitations for certain
offenses.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 5551 and 5552(b.1) of Title 42 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 5551. No limitation applicable.
A prosecution for the following offenses may be commenced at
any time:
(1) Murder.
(2) Voluntary manslaughter.
(3) Conspiracy to commit murder or solicitation to
commit murder if a murder results from the conspiracy or
solicitation.
(4) Any felony alleged to have been perpetrated in
connection with a murder of the first or second degree, as
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set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a) or (b) and (d) (relating to
murder).
(5) A violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3742 (relating to
accidents involving death or personal injury) or 3732
(relating to homicide by vehicle) if the accused was the
driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting in the
death of any person.
(6) A violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(1), (2), (4) or
(7) (relating to aggravated assault) if the accused knew the
victim was a law enforcement officer and the law enforcement
officer was acting within the scope of the officer's duties.
(7) A violation, which involves sexual abuse of a minor,
of the following provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to crimes
and offenses):
Section 3121 (relating to rape).
Section 3122.1 (relating to statutory sexual
assault).
Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual
intercourse).
Section 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault).
Section 3124.2 (relating to institutional sexual
assault).
Section 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent
assault).
Section 3126 (relating to indecent assault).
Section 3127 (relating to indecent exposure).
Section 4302 (relating to incest).
Section 6312(b) (relating to sexual abuse of
children).
§ 5552. Other offenses.
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(b.1) Major sexual offenses.--[A] Except for crimes
involving sexual abuse of a minor, a prosecution for any of the
following offenses under Title 18 must be commenced within 12
years after it is committed:
Section 3121 (relating to rape).
Section 3122.1 (relating to statutory sexual assault).
Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual
intercourse).
Section 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault).
Section 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent assault).
Section 4302 (relating to incest).
Section 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children).
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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