PRINTER'S NO. 626
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
594
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, BAKER, BARRAR, BIZZARRO, CALTAGIRONE,
D. COSTA, DRISCOLL, GABLER, GILLEN, GILLESPIE, A. HARRIS,
JAMES, KNOWLES, MACKENZIE, MILLARD, B. MILLER, MOUL, MURT,
NEILSON, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROTHMAN, ROZZI, SAYLOR, TALLMAN,
WARD, WARNER AND WATSON, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 23, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of
offenders, prohibiting Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition
for child sexual offenses.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 1111. Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition prohibited.
The attorney for the Commonwealth may not recommend and the
court may not authorize placement on Accelerated Rehabilitative
Disposition for a violation of any offense set forth in any of
the following if the victim was, at the time of the commission
of the offense, under 18 years of age:
(1) Section 3121 (relating to rape).
(2) Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual
intercourse).
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(3) Section 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent
assault).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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