PRINTER'S NO. 894
No. 809 Session of 1995
INTRODUCED BY KAISER, McGEEHAN, BELARDI, MARKOSEK, YOUNGBLOOD,
HERMAN, MELIO, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE, TRELLO, PISTELLA, CIVERA,
ITKIN, KELLER AND HALUSKA, FEBRUARY 14, 1995
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 14, 1995
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting sale of
certain information by a witness.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 5919.1. Sale of information prohibited.
A person who has firsthand knowledge or direct information
concerning a criminal case and who is subject to being called to
testify at the trial may not sell this information to the news
media until all trials concerning the criminal case have been
completed.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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