PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 66 PRINTER'S NO. 74
No. 77 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY CALTAGIRONE, BLAUM, DeWEESE, LaGROTTA, SAURMAN,
MERRY, GEIST, GIGLIOTTI, DALEY, MAIALE, NAILOR, KOSINSKI,
STABACK, KENNEY, LAUGHLIN, KRUSZEWSKI, HERMAN, BELFANTI,
LINTON, FOX, ANGSTADT, PRESTON, GLADECK, FARGO, JOSEPHS,
PICCOLA, MELIO, CESSAR AND DEMPSEY, JANUARY 15, 1991
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JANUARY 28, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
2 "An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
3 executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
4 Executive Department thereof and the administrative
5 departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
6 including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
7 Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
8 authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
9 departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10 duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11 officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12 boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13 Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14 and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15 certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16 other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17 and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
18 number and compensation of the deputies and all other
19 assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
20 commissions shall be determined," further providing for crime
21 victims' compensation, and for the rights of crime victims.
22 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23 hereby enacts as follows:
24 Section 1. Section 477 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177,
25 No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929, amended or
1 added June 30, 1984 (P.L.458, No.96) and December 11, 1986
2 (P.L.1490, No.155), is amended to read:
3 Section 477. Definitions.--So far as it relates to the crime
4 victim's compensation provisions, the following terms shall be
5 defined as:
6 "Board" means the Crime Victim's Compensation Board.
7 "Claimant" means the person filing a claim pursuant to this
8 act.
9 ["Crime" means an act committed in Pennsylvania which, if
10 committed by a mentally competent, criminally responsible adult,
11 who had no legal exemption or defense, would constitute a crime
12 as defined in and proscribed by Title 18 of the "Pennsylvania
13 Consolidated Statutes," (relating to crimes and offenses) or
14 enumerated in the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known
15 as "The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act":
16 Provided, however, That no act involving the operation of a
17 motor vehicle which results in injury shall constitute a crime
18 for the purpose of this act unless such injury was intentionally
19 inflicted through the use of a motor vehicle.]
20 "Crime" means an act resulting in injury, including an act
21 intentionally inflicted through the use of a motor vehicle,
22 which was committed:
23 (1) By a person in Pennsylvania, without regard to legal
24 exemption or defense, which would constitute a crime only as
25 defined in, proscribed by or enumerated in:
26 (i) 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to crimes and offenses), 30 Pa.C.S.
27 § 5502 (relating to operating watercraft under influence of
28 alcohol or controlled substance) or 5502.1 (relating to homicide
29 by watercraft while operating under influence) and 75 Pa.C.S. §
30 3731 (relating to driving under influence of alcohol or
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1 controlled substance) or 3735 (relating to homicide by vehicle
2 while driving under influence);
3 (ii) the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as
4 "The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act"; or
5 (iii) the laws of the United States.
6 (2) Against a resident of Pennsylvania which would be crime
7 under paragraph (1), but for its occurrence in a state other
8 than Pennsylvania.
9 "Diversionary program" means a program used to divert the
10 defendant to an alternative form of disposition under the
11 Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure or statutory authority
12 and includes those dispositions authorized by Rules 160, 176 and
13 314 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure and sections
14 17 and 18 of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known
15 as "The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act."
16 "Family," when used in reference to a person, shall mean (i)
17 anyone related to such person within the third degree of
18 consanguinity or affinity, (ii) anyone maintaining a common-law
19 relationship with such person, or (iii) anyone residing in the
20 same household with such person.
21 "Injury" shall include physical or mental damages incurred as
22 a direct result of the crime and aggravation of existing
23 injuries if additional losses can be attributed to the direct
24 result of the crime. Compensation for mental damages shall be
25 limited to expenses incurred for psychological or psychiatric
26 services which became necessary as a direct result of the crime.
27 "Intervenor" shall mean a person who goes to the aid of
28 another and suffers physical or mental injury or death as a
29 direct result of acting not recklessly to prevent the commission
30 of a crime, or to lawfully apprehend a person reasonably
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1 suspected of having committed such crime, or to aid the victim
2 of such crime.
3 "Local law enforcement agency" means a police department of a
4 city, borough, incorporated town [or], township or the
5 Pennsylvania State Police.
6 "Loss of earnings," in addition to its ordinary meaning,
7 shall mean the loss of the cash equivalent of a [social
8 security,] Social Security, railroad retirement, pension plan,
9 retirement plan, disability, veteran's retirement, child support
10 or spousal support payment, where said payment is the primary
11 source of the victim's income and where the victim is deprived
12 of the money as a direct result of a crime. In no event shall a <--
13 PAYMENT FOR SUCH loss of earnings exceed two thousand dollars <--
14 ($2,000) in one year.
15 "Out-of-pocket loss" means the unreimbursed and
16 unreimbursable expenses or indebtedness incurred for medical
17 care, nonmedical remedial care and treatment rendered in
18 accordance with a religious method of healing as approved by the
19 board, or other services, including psychological counseling,
20 prosthetic devices, eyeglasses or other corrective lenses or
21 dental devices, reasonably necessary as a result of the injury
22 upon which the claim is based and for which the claimant either
23 has paid or is liable, to include expenses for physical
24 examinations and materials used to obtain evidence. In no case
25 shall property damages or compensation for pain and suffering be
26 included.
27 "Victim" shall mean a person against whom a crime has been
28 committed, other than the alleged offender, who, as a direct
29 result of the crime, suffers physical or mental injury, death or
30 the loss of earnings as herein defined[.] and shall include a
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1 resident of Pennsylvania against whom an act has been committed
2 which otherwise would constitute a crime as defined in this act
3 but for its occurrence in a state other than Pennsylvania and
4 for which the person would otherwise be compensated by the crime
5 victims' compensation program of the state where the act
6 occurred but for the ineligibility of such program under the
7 provisions of the Victims of Crime Act of 1984 (Public Law 98-
8 473, 42 U.S.C. § 10601, et seq).
9 Section 2. Section 477.2(b) and (d) of the act, added July
10 9, 1976 (P.L.574, No.139), is amended to read:
11 Section 477.2. Powers and Duties of Board.--The board shall
12 have the following powers and duties:
13 * * *
14 (b) To appoint [a secretary,] counsel, clerks and such other
15 employes and agents as it may deem necessary, fix their
16 compensation within the limits provided by law, and prescribe
17 their duties.
18 * * *
19 (d) To request from the Pennsylvania State Police, from any
20 county, municipal or township police departments and agencies
21 and from any other State, municipal or township department or
22 agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of
23 Insurance and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, Department of
24 Transportation, or public authority, and the same are hereby
25 authorized to provide such assistance, information and data as
26 will enable the board to carry out its function and duties,
27 notwithstanding any statute or rule prohibiting disclosure of
28 the requested information.
29 * * *
30 Section 3. Section 477.3(a), (b) and (d) of the act, amended
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1 June 30, 1984 (P.L.458, No.96) and December 11, 1986 (P.L.1490,
2 No.155), are amended to read:
3 Section 477.3. Persons Eligible for Compensation.--(a)
4 Except as provided in subsection (b) of this section, the
5 following persons shall be eligible for compensation:
6 (1) A victim.
7 (2) An intervenor.
8 (3) A surviving spouse, parent or child of a deceased victim
9 or intervenor.
10 (4) Any other person dependent for his principal support
11 upon a deceased victim or intervenor.
12 (5) Any person [related to the victim within the third
13 degree of consanguinity or affinity] who assumes the obligation
14 or who pays the funeral or burial expense incurred as a direct
15 result of the crime.
16 (b) A person who is criminally responsible for the crime
17 upon which a claim is based or an accomplice of such person
18 shall not be eligible to receive compensation with respect to
19 such claim. A member of the family of the person who committed
20 the crime shall not be eligible if the offender is living in the
21 same household as the victim and will substantially benefit from
22 the award. The Attorney General may sue the offender or the
23 victim or both to recover the award if the offender at any time
24 benefits from the award.
25 * * *
26 (d) Where a crime results in death, the spouse, children,
27 parents or siblings of the victim[, who reside within the same
28 household as the victim,] shall be eligible for compensation for
29 the cost of psychological counseling [which is] and other
30 reasonable out-of-pocket losses which are deemed necessary as a
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1 direct result of the criminal incident.
2 Section 4. Sections 477.4(b), (c) and (d) of the act,
3 amended or added July 9, 1976 (P.L.574, No.139) and December 11,
4 1986 (P.L.1490, No.155), are amended to read:
5 Section 477.4. Filing of Claims for Compensation.--* * *
6 (b) A claim must be filed not later than one year after the
7 occurrence of the crime upon which the claim is based, or not
8 later than one year after the death of the victim or intervenor:
9 Provided, however, That for good cause the board may extend the
10 time for filing for a period not exceeding two years after such
11 occurrence. Where a victim is under the age of eighteen at the
12 time of the occurrence of the crime [and the alleged offender is <--
13 the victim's parent or a person responsible for the victim's
14 welfare, or any individual residing in the same home as the
15 victim, or a paramour of the victim's parent, the board may, for
16 good cause, extend the time for filing for a period not
17 exceeding five years after such occurrence[.], a claim must be <--
18 filed no later than one year after the discovery of the crime by
19 the victim's parent or guardian. If no claim is filed on behalf
20 of the victim, said victim may, within one year of reaching
21 majority, file a claim, regardless of the amount of time which
22 has elapsed since the occurrence of the crime.
23 (c) Claims shall be filed in the [office of the secretary of
24 the board] principal office of the board in Harrisburg, either
25 in person or by mail.
26 (d) Upon filing of a claim pursuant to this act in which the
27 identity of the offender is known, the board shall promptly
28 notify the district attorney of the county wherein the crime is
29 alleged to have occurred. If, within ten days after such
30 notification, such district attorney advises the board that a
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1 criminal prosecution is pending upon the same alleged crime and
2 requests that action by the board be deferred, the board shall
3 defer all proceedings under this act until such time as a trial
4 verdict has been rendered, and shall so notify such district
5 attorney and claimant. When a trial verdict has been rendered,
6 such district attorney shall promptly so notify the board.
7 Nothing in this section shall limit the authority of the board
8 to grant emergency awards pursuant to section 477.8 of this act.
9 Section 5. Section 477.6(g) of the act, added July 9, 1976
10 (P.L.574, No.139), is amended to read:
11 Section 477.6. Determination of Claims.--* * *
12 (g) [The secretary of the board shall promptly notify the
13 claimant, the Attorney General and the State Treasurer of the
14 final decision of the board and furnish each with a copy of the
15 report setting forth the decision.] The board shall cause prompt
16 notice of its decision to be given to the claimant and the
17 Office of General Counsel by providing them with a copy of the
18 report setting forth the decision. Upon acceptance of the award
19 by the claimant, the State Treasurer shall be provided with a
20 copy of the award order.
21 Section 6. Section 477.9(e) of the act, amended June 30,
22 1984 (P.L.458, No.96), is amended to read:
23 Section 477.9. Awards.--* * *
24 (e) Except for any payments or proceeds that are
25 specifically denominated as compensation for dismemberment or
26 loss of an eye, any award made pursuant to this act shall be
27 reduced by the amount of any payments received or to be received
28 by the claimant as a result of the injury (i) from or on behalf
29 of the person who committed the crime, (ii) under any insurance
30 programs including those mandated by law, (iii) under any
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1 contract of insurance wherein the claimant is the insured
2 beneficiary, (iv) from public funds, [or] (v) as an emergency
3 award pursuant to section 477.8 of this act[.], (vi) under any
4 pension program, including those providing for disability or
5 survivor's benefits, or (vii) from any other source, to which
6 funds claimant would not have been entitled but for the alleged
7 occurrence of the crime which is the subject of the claim.
8 * * *
9 Section 7. Section 477.12 of the act, added July 9, 1976
10 (P.L.574, No.139), is amended to read:
11 Section 477.12. Subrogation.--(a) Payment of an award made
12 pursuant to this act shall subrogate the Commonwealth, to the
13 extent of such payment, to any right of action against any
14 person accruing to the claimant [or], the victim or the
15 intervenor to recover losses resulting from the crime with
16 respect to which the award is made. In such case, the
17 Commonwealth shall be entitled to bring an action against the
18 person or persons causing or otherwise liable for the personal
19 injuries or death for which said payment was made. Any money
20 received by a claimant to which the claimant would not have been
21 entitled but for the commission of the crime with respect to
22 which such payment is made shall, to the extent of any award
23 payment, be paid to the Commonwealth, with reasonable attorney
24 fees, if any, to be deducted from the Commonwealth's
25 entitlement. Any claimant who fails to report to the board the
26 receipt of funds from claims arising out of the crime with
27 respect to which an award has been made shall forfeit and pay to
28 the Commonwealth an amount equal to all awards paid by the board
29 either directly to said claimant or on said claimant's behalf.
30 (b) If an amount greater than that paid pursuant to these
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1 provisions is recovered and collected in such action, the
2 Commonwealth shall pay the balance to the claimant. The Attorney
3 General shall enforce any subrogation.
4 Section 8. Section 477.15 of the act, added June 30, 1984
5 (P.L.458, No.96), is amended to read:
6 Section 477.15. [Mandatory] Costs.--(a) Any person who
7 pleads guilty or nolo contendere or who is convicted of any
8 crime, as defined in section 477 shall, in addition to costs
9 imposed pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 3571(c) (relating to
10 Commonwealth portion of fines, etc.), be sentenced to pay costs
11 of at least [fifteen dollars ($15.)] thirty dollars ($30), and
12 may be sentenced to pay additional costs in an amount up to the
13 statutory maximum monetary penalty for the offense committed.
14 (a.1) Any person placed in a diversionary program, as
15 defined in section 477, shall be required to pay costs of at
16 least thirty dollars ($30), in addition to costs imposed
17 pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 3571(c).
18 (b) [Ten dollars ($10)] Fifteen dollars ($15) of the costs
19 imposed under subsections (a) and (a.1) plus thirty per centum
20 (30%) of the costs imposed under subsection (a) which exceed
21 thirty dollars ($30) shall be paid into a special nonlapsing
22 fund, which is hereby established, for use by the Crime Victim's
23 Compensation Board for payment to victims and technical
24 assistance.
25 (c) [Five dollars ($5)] Fifteen dollars ($15) of the costs
26 imposed under subsections (a) and (a.1) plus seventy per centum
27 (70%) of the costs imposed under subsection (a) which exceed
28 thirty dollars ($30) shall be paid into a special nonlapsing
29 fund, which is hereby established, for use by the Commission on
30 Crime and Delinquency for victim-witness services grants and
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1 technical assistance in nonvictim compensation related areas in
2 accordance with this section.
3 (d) This cost shall be imposed notwithstanding any other
4 provision [to] in this act or other act to the contrary.
5 (e) The district attorney, the Crime Victim's Compensation
6 Board, the Commission on Crime and Delinquency or any victim of
7 a crime (as defined in section 477) shall have standing to seek
8 a mandamus order requiring the county to collect the costs
9 imposed by this section.
10 Section 9. Section 477.17 of the act, amended June 30, 1984
11 (P.L.458, No.96), is amended to read:
12 Section 477.17. Responsibilities of Local Law Enforcement
13 Agencies.--(a) All local law enforcement agencies shall insure
14 that all of its officers and employes are familiar with crime
15 victim's compensation as provided for in sections 477 through
16 [477.17] 477.19 of this act. Instruction concerning crime
17 victim's compensation shall be made a part of the training
18 curriculum for all trainee officers.
19 (b) Local law enforcement agencies shall advise the victims
20 of crimes reported to it, or members of the family of such
21 victim, where appropriate, of the availability of crime victim's
22 compensation as provided by this act. The term "victim" as used
23 in this subsection shall be a victim as defined by this act. The
24 notice required under this subsection shall be in writing and
25 shall include the following paragraph:
26 "If you have sustained physical injury as a direct result
27 of a crime [of violence], or are legally dependent for
28 support upon a person who has sustained physical injury or
29 death as a direct result of a crime [of violence], or, in the
30 event of a death caused by a crime [of violence], you are a
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1 member of the family of the decedent and have legally assumed
2 or voluntarily paid the medical or burial expenses incurred
3 as a direct result thereof, or if you have sustained a loss
4 of cash and a Social Security, child or spousal support, or A <--
5 PENSION PLAN, RETIREMENT PLAN, DISABILITY PLAN, railroad
6 retirement PLAN or veterans' retirement plan is your primary <--
7 source of income, you may qualify for indemnification by the
8 State of Pennsylvania for the out-of-pocket wages, other out-
9 of-pocket losses and medical or burial expenses which you
10 have incurred as a result of the crime. Claims must be filed
11 with the Crime Victim's Compensation Board for the State of
12 Pennsylvania. For further information regarding this program
13 and a copy of the claim form, please contact:
14 (Name, business address and telephone
15 number of the local law enforcement
16 agency)
17 or
18 [Crime Victim's Compensation Board <--
19 [Office of General Counsel <--
20 Harrisburg, Pennsylvania]
21 Crime Victim's Compensation Board <--
22 Harristown Bldg. No.2, Lobby Level
23 333 Market Street
24 Harrisburg, PA 17101
25 (800) 233-2339 or
26 (717) 783-5153
27 (CURRENT ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER <--
28 OF THE BOARD AS PUBLISHED BY NOTICE
29 IN THE PENNSYLVANIA BULLETIN)
30 [Important] IMPORTANT: The statute provides that, absent
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1 certain extenuating circumstances, a claimant has one year
2 from the date of the crime to file [his] a claim with the
3 Crime Victim's Compensation Board."
4 (c) [The written notification provided for in subsection (b)
5 shall be accompanied by one copy of the application form for
6 crime victim's compensation. These forms] Application forms for
7 crime victim's compensation shall be supplied by the Crime
8 Victim's Compensation Board to all local law enforcement
9 agencies. [The] A record of the date and address of delivery of
10 all [letters of notification] such notices shall be maintained
11 by every local law enforcement agency.
12 [(d) Any officer of a local law enforcement agency whose
13 duties include the investigation of crimes may notify victims or
14 their families of the availability of compensation under this
15 act by giving them a card or sheet bearing the paragraph as
16 quoted in subsection (b) above. A record of such personal notice
17 shall be maintained by the local law enforcement agency.
18 (e) In municipalities which do not have a local law
19 enforcement agency, the board shall by rule establish procedures
20 whereby it, together with the State Police, shall give the
21 notice to victims of crimes as provided in this section.]
22 Section 10. Section 477.18 of the act is amended by adding a
23 subsection to read:
24 Section 477.18. Distribution of Moneys Received as a Result
25 of the Commission of Crime.--* * *
26 (h) It shall be the duty of the attorney for any person
27 convicted of a crime and the chief correctional officer of any
28 state or county correctional institution or facility to notify
29 the board of the negotiation or execution of a contract which is
30 the subject of this section.
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1 Section 11. Section 477.19 of the act, added December 11,
2 1986 (P.L.1490, No.155), is amended to read:
3 Section 477.19. Responsibilities of Service Providers and
4 Insurance Companies.--(a) Providers of services, including, but
5 not limited to, doctors, hospitals, counselors and insurance
6 companies providing or liable for reimbursement to victims or
7 claimants, shall respond, in writing, to the board's request for
8 confirmation or other information under this act within thirty
9 (30) days of receipt of the board's request.
10 (b) Any provider who fails to respond within thirty (30)
11 days of receipt of the request shall be subject to civil penalty
12 of not more than ten dollars ($10) per day, up to and including
13 the date of compliance.
14 (c) The office of district attorney of the county in which
15 the provider is located, the Office of General Counsel or the <--
16 Attorney General [shall be] are charged with enforcement of this <--
17 section.
18 (d) The failure of a provider to respond within thirty (30)
19 days of receipt of the board's request shall cause the claim on
20 behalf of that provider to be denied and shall, when certified
21 by the board, operate as a bar to any action by the provider on
22 the claim against any person, unless the provider can establish
23 that its failure to act was due to the failure or refusal of the
24 claimant to provide necessary information when requested to do
25 so by the provider.
26 Section 12. The definitions DEFINITION of "crime" and <--
27 "family" in section 479.1 of the act, added June 30, 1984
28 (P.L.458, No.96), are IS amended to read: <--
29 Section 479.1. Definitions.--The following words and phrases
30 when used in sections 479 through 479.5 shall have the meanings
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1 given to them in this section unless the context clearly
2 indicates otherwise:
3 * * *
4 ["Crime" means an act committed in this Commonwealth which,
5 if committed by a mentally competent, criminally responsible
6 adult who had no legal exemption or defense, would constitute a
7 crime as defined in and proscribed by Title 18 of the
8 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (relating to crimes and
9 offenses) or enumerated in the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233,
10 No.64), known as "The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and
11 Cosmetic Act." No act involving the operation of a motor vehicle
12 which results in injury shall constitute a crime for the purpose
13 of this act unless the injury was intentionally inflicted
14 through the use of a motor vehicle.]
15 "Crime" means an act resulting in injury, including an act
16 intentionally inflicted through the use of a motor vehicle,
17 which was committed by a person in Pennsylvania, without regard
18 to legal exemption or defense, which would constitute a crime
19 only as defined in, proscribed by or enumerated in:
20 (1) 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to crimes and offenses), 30 Pa.C.S.
21 § 5502 (relating to operating watercraft under influence of
22 alcohol or controlled substance) or 5502.1 (relating to homicide
23 by watercraft while operating under influence) and 75 Pa.C.S. §
24 3731 (relating to driving under influence of alcohol or
25 controlled substance) or 3735 (relating to homicide by vehicle
26 while driving under influence);
27 (2) the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as
28 "The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act"; or
29 (3) the laws of the United States.
30 "Family" means when used in reference to a person: <--
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1 (1) anyone related to that person within the [third] fourth
2 degree of consanguinity or affinity;
3 (2) anyone maintaining a common-law relationship with that
4 person; or
5 (3) anyone residing in the same household with that person.
6 * * *
7 Section 13. Section 479.3 of the act, added June 30, 1984
8 (P.L.458, No.96), is amended to read:
9 Section 479.3. Basic Bill of Rights for Victims.--Victims of
10 crime have the following rights:
11 (1) To have included in any presentence report information
12 concerning the effect that the crime committed by the defendant
13 has had upon the victim, including any physical or psychological
14 harm or financial loss suffered by the victim, to the extent
15 that such information is available from the victim or other
16 sources.
17 (2) To have restitution ordered as a condition of probation
18 whenever feasible.
19 (3) Upon request of the victim of a feloniously assaultive
20 crime, to be promptly informed by the district attorney whenever
21 the assailant is to be released on parole, furlough or any other
22 form of supervised or unsupervised release from full
23 incarceration.
24 (4) To have assistance in the preparation of, submission and
25 follow-up of financial assistance claims to the board.
26 Section 14. Section 479.5(f) of the act, added December 11,
27 1986 (P.L.1490, No.155), is amended to read:
28 Section 479.5. Grant Program for Services.--* * *
29 (f) In the allocation of funds for services under section
30 479.4, the commission shall consider the revenue collected by
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1 potential grant recipients under the penalty assessments
2 authorized in section 477.15 of this act and section 1203 of the
3 act of June 13, 1967 (P.L.31, No.21), known as the "Public
4 Welfare Code," pertaining to domestic violence and rape crisis
5 services, and the extent to which crime victim's compensation
6 claims assistance is made available.
7 Section 15. This act shall take effect as follows:
8 (1) The amendment of section 477 of the act shall take
9 effect September 1, 1991.
10 (2) The remainder of this act shall take effect in 60
11 days.
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