PRINTER'S NO. 1606
No. 1348 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, THOMAS, CLYMER, E. Z. TAYLOR, BALDWIN,
BARRAR, BELARDI, BENNINGHOFF, BLACKWELL, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, DeWEESE,
FABRIZIO, FAIRCHILD, FRANKEL, GEIST, GEORGE, GILLESPIE,
GINGRICH, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARRIS, HASAY, HENNESSEY,
HERMAN, HERSHEY, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER,
KOTIK, LEDERER, LEH, MANDERINO, MANN, McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN,
MILLARD, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, MUSTIO, NAILOR, O'NEILL,
PAYNE, PICKETT, PYLE, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROSS, RUBLEY,
SATHER, SCHRODER, SHANER, SHAPIRO, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, SONNEY,
TANGRETTI, TIGUE, WANSACZ, WILT, WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD,
APRIL 12, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 12, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for restitution for
3 injuries to person or property.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 1106(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended and subsection (h) is amended
8 by adding a definition to read:
9 § 1106. Restitution for injuries to person or property.
10 (a) General rule.--Upon conviction for any crime wherein
11 property has been stolen, converted or otherwise unlawfully
12 obtained, or its value substantially decreased as a direct
13 result of the crime, or wherein the victim suffered personal
1 injury or collateral injury directly resulting from the crime,
2 the offender shall be sentenced to make restitution in addition
3 to the punishment prescribed therefor.
4 * * *
5 (h) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
6 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
7 subsection:
8 "Collateral injury." Any moneys paid by the victim to any
9 professional, including an attorney, a psychologist or an
10 accountant, for professional services required to address
11 adverse consequences suffered by a victim as a direct result of
12 a crime, including correcting credit reports, contesting
13 unwarranted debt collection efforts, conducting forensic audits,
14 defending against false criminal charges and counseling.
15 * * *
16 Section 2. The amendment of 18 Pa.C.S. § 1106(a) and (h)
17 shall apply to offenses committed on or after the effective date
18 of the amendment of 18 Pa.C.S. § 1106(a) and (h).
19 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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