PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 977
PRINTER'S NO. 1422
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
860
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, YUDICHAK, EICHELBERGER, ARGALL, HUGHES,
MENSCH, COSTA, WHITE, TARTAGLIONE, BROWNE AND LEACH,
MAY 29, 2015
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, NOVEMBER 17, 2015
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111),
entitled "An act providing for victims' rights; imposing
penalties; establishing remedies; establishing the Office of
Victim Advocate, the Bureau of Victims' Services, the
Victims' Services Advisory Committee, the State Offender
Supervision Fund and other funds; and making repeals," in
preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in
crime victims, further providing for responsibilities of
department, local correctional facilities and board; in
administration, further providing for office AND FOR POWERS
AND DUTIES AND PROVIDING FOR CONFIDENTIALITY OF RECORDS; and,
in financial matters, further providing for costs for
offender supervision programs.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definitions of "board," "department" and
"victim advocate" in section 103 of the act of November 24, 1998
(P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, amended June
28, 2002 (P.L.496, No.85), are amended to read:
Section 103. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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