PRINTER'S NO. 1464
No. 1282 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY D. W. SNYDER, MOEHLMANN, PRESSMANN, KOSINSKI,
PICCOLA, HAGARTY, LASHINGER, REBER, WOGAN, FOSTER, NOYE,
BOYES, TIGUE, ARGALL, COY, SHOWERS, BELFANTI, McHALE,
BALDWIN, JADLOWIEC, McVERRY, MRKONIC, HECKLER, CLYMER,
PHILLIPS, BIRMELIN, STABACK, O'BRIEN, LANGTRY, TRELLO,
RITTER, E. Z. TAYLOR, ARTY, BATTISTO, RAYMOND, BELARDI,
SEMMEL, BARLEY, VEON, JOHNSON, LEH, J. TAYLOR, PERZEL,
SIRIANNI AND TELEK, MAY 4, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 4, 1987
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 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 5552. Other offenses.
9 * * *
10 (b) Major offenses.--A prosecution for any of the following
11 offenses must be commenced within five years after it is
12 committed:
13 (1) Under the following provisions of Title 18 (relating
14 to crimes and offenses):
15 Section 911 (relating to corrupt organizations).
1 Section 2706 (relating to terroristic threats).
2 Section 2901 (relating to kidnapping).
3 Section 3121 (relating to rape).
4 Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual
5 intercourse).
6 Section 3126 (relating to indecent assault) when the
7 victim is less than 16 years of age.
8 Section 3301 (relating to arson and related
9 offenses).
10 Section 3502 (relating to burglary).
11 Section 3701 (relating to robbery).
12 Section 3921 (relating to theft by unlawful taking or
13 disposition) through section 3931 (relating to theft of
14 unpublished dramas and musical compositions).
15 Section 4101 (relating to forgery).
16 Section 4108 (relating to commercial bribery and
17 breach of duty to act disinterestedly).
18 Section 4109 (relating to rigging publicly exhibited
19 contest).
20 Section 4302 (relating to incest).
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 4952 (relating to intimidation of witnesses
27 or victims).
28 Section 4953 (relating to retaliation against witness
29 or victim).
30 Section 5101 (relating to obstructing administration
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1 of law or other governmental function).
2 Section 5512 (relating to lotteries, etc.) through
3 section 5514 (relating to pool selling and bookmaking).
4 Section 5902(b) (relating to prostitution and related
5 offenses).
6 (2) Any offense punishable under section 13(f) of the
7 act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as ["]The
8 Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.["]
9 (3) Any conspiracy to commit any of the offenses set
10 forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) and any solicitation to
11 commit any of the offenses in paragraphs (1) and (2) if the
12 solicitation results in the completed offense.
13 (4) Under the act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21),
14 known as the ["]Public Welfare Code.["]
15 * * *
16 Section 2. (a) This act shall apply to crimes committed
17 before the effective date of this act where the period for
18 commencing a prosecution under the former provisions of section
19 5552(b) has not expired on the effective date of this act.
20 (b) To the extent provided in subsection (a), this act shall
21 be applied retroactively.
22 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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