PRINTER'S NO. 2259
No. 1836 Session of 1979
INTRODUCED BY SCIRICA, SPENCER AND BERSON, OCTOBER 15, 1979
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 15, 1979
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the
3 time in which certain prosecutions must be commenced.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 5552(b) of Title 42, act of November 25,
7 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes, is amended to read:
9 § 5552. Other offenses.
10 * * *
11 (b) Major offenses.--A prosecution for any of the following
12 offenses [under Title 18 (relating to crimes and offenses)] must
13 be commenced within five years after it is committed:
14 [Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual
15 intercourse).
16 Section 3301 (relating to arson and related offenses).
17 Section 3502 (relating to burglary).
18 Section 3701 (relating to robbery).
1 Section 4101 (relating to forgery).
2 Section 4902 (relating to perjury).]
3 (1) Under Title 18 (relating to crimes and offenses):
4 Section 911 (relating to corrupt organizations).
5 Section 2706 (relating to terroristic threats).
6 Section 2901 (relating to kidnapping).
7 Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual
8 intercourse).
9 Section 3301 (relating to arson and related
10 offenses).
11 Section 3502 (relating to burglary).
12 Section 3701 (relating to robbery).
13 Section 3921 (relating to theft by unlawful taking or
14 disposition) through section 3931 (relating to theft of
15 unpublished dramas and musical compositions).
16 Section 4101 (relating to forgery).
17 Section 4108 (relating to commercial bribery and
18 breach of duty to act disinterestedly).
19 Section 4109 (relating to rigging publicly exhibited
20 contest).
21 Section 4701 (relating to bribery in official and
22 political matters) through section 4703 (relating to
23 retaliation for past official action).
24 Section 4902 (relating to perjury) through section
25 4912 (relating to impersonating a public servant).
26 Section 5101 (relating to obstructing administration
27 of law or other governmental function).
28 Section 5102 (relating to obstructing or impeding the
29 administration of justice by picketing, etc.).
30 Section 5512 (relating to lotteries, etc.) through
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1 section 5514 (relating to pool selling and bookmaking).
2 Subsection (b) of section 5902 (relating to
3 prostitution and related offenses).
4 (2) Any offense punishable under section 13(f) of the
5 act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as "The
6 Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act."
7 (3) Any conspiracy to commit any of the offenses set
8 forth in paragraphs (1) and (2).
9 * * *
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days and shall
11 apply to prosecutions commenced on and after the effective date
12 hereof. This act shall not, however, apply to crimes and
13 offenses committed before the effective date hereof and the
14 prior statutes of limitation are hereby continued in force as to
15 such crimes and offenses.
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