PRINTER'S NO. 2262
No. 1763 Session of 1985
INTRODUCED BY BLAUM, PRATT, SWEET, ITKIN, WOGAN, NOYE, TIGUE,
LINTON, LASHINGER, FATTAH, McHALE, MAIALE, MICHLOVIC,
PRESSMANN, TRUMAN, STEVENS, BALDWIN, GREENWOOD, PRESTON,
RYBAK, COLAFELLA, MRKONIC, E. Z. TAYLOR, HALUSKA, WOZNIAK,
SIRIANNI, DALEY, COY, BELFANTI, STABACK, VAN HORNE, PISTELLA,
KASUNIC, BOWSER, FOX, CHADWICK, JACKSON, CIVERA, BUNT,
RAYMOND, ANGSTADT, BIRMELIN, B. SMITH, BOOK AND LANGTRY,
OCTOBER 15, 1985
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 15, 1985
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
3 time limitation regarding homicide by vehicle.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 5551 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 5551. No limitation applicable.
9 A prosecution for the following offenses may be commenced at
10 any time:
11 (1) Murder.
12 (2) Voluntary manslaughter.
13 (3) Conspiracy to commit murder or solicitation to
14 commit murder if a murder results from the conspiracy or
15 solicitation.
1 (4) Any felony alleged to have been perpetrated in
2 connection with a murder of the first or second degree, as
3 set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a) or (b) and (d) (relating to
4 murder).
5 (5) Homicide by vehicle.
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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