S1092B1577A06931 AJM:EJH 04/24/18 #90 A06931
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 1092
Sponsor: SENATOR MENSCH
Printer's No. 1577
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 1 through 4, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, providing
for sentencing for offenses involving domestic violence in
the presence of a minor.
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 7 through 19; page 2, lines 1
through 22; by striking out all of said lines on said pages and
inserting
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 9720.8. S entencing for offenses involving domestic violence
in the presence of a minor.
(a) Sentencing enhancement.--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. § 2701 (relating to simple assault) or 2702 (relating
to aggravated assault), specifying variations from the range of
sentences applicable based on such aggravating circumstances as
the assault was committed against a family or household member
and the defendant knew the crime was witnessed, either through
sight or sound, by a minor who is also a family or household
member of the defendant or the victim.
(b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Family or household member." The term shall have the same
meaning as "family or household members" under 23 Pa.C.S. § 6102
(relating to definitions).
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