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PRINTER'S NO. 513
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
489
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY QUIGLEY, BAKER, GABLER, GILLEN, GODSHALL, HARPER,
A. HARRIS, KAMPF, MILLARD, B. MILLER, MURT, ORTITAY,
READSHAW, ROZZI, STEPHENS, WARD AND WATSON, FEBRUARY 14, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 14, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, providing
for sentencing for offenses involving indecent exposure when
children present.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 9720.8. Sentencing for offenses involving indecent exposure
when children present.
The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, in accordance with
section 2154 (relating to adoption of guidelines for
sentencing), shall provide for a sentence enhancement within its
guidelines for an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § 3127 (relating to
indecent exposure), where the offense is graded as a misdemeanor
of the first degree, specifying variations from the range of
sentences applicable based on such aggravating circumstances as:
(1) The number of persons present and under 16 years of
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age.
(2) The age of each person present and under 16 years of
age.
(3) The nature and character of the indecent exposure.
Section 2. The addition of 42 Pa.C.S. § 9720.8 shall apply
to offenses committed on or after the effective date of this
act.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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