SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1071, 1446, 1959 PRINTER'S NO. 2108
No. 963 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY GANNON, RYAN, BARRAR, BELFANTI, BENNINGHOFF,
DALEY, FEESE, FICHTER, GLADECK, KENNEY, MARSICO, McCALL,
NICKOL, O'BRIEN, ORIE, RAYMOND, READSHAW, RUBLEY, SAINATO,
SATHER, SAYLOR, SERAFINI, STABACK, E. Z. TAYLOR, TRELLO,
WOJNAROSKI, HARHAI, ROSS, BAKER, PETRARCA, DALLY, MELIO,
STEELMAN, PRESTON, RAMOS, HORSEY, CLARK, CIVERA, CORRIGAN,
DeLUCA, J. TAYLOR AND WASHINGTON, MARCH 22, 1999
SENATOR TILGHMAN, APPROPRIATIONS, IN SENATE, RE-REPORTED AS
AMENDED, JUNE 16, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
3 DEPOSITS IN THE JUDICIAL COMPUTER SYSTEM AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT <--
4 AND FOR sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 9711(i) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania <--
8 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
9 SECTION 1. SECTIONS 3733(A) AND 9711(I) OF TITLE 42 OF THE <--
10 PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES ARE AMENDED TO READ:
11 § 3733. DEPOSITS INTO ACCOUNT.
12 (A) GENERAL RULE.--BEGINNING JULY 1, 1987, AND THEREAFTER, <--
13 (A) GENERAL RULE.--
14 (1) BEGINNING JULY 1, 1987, AND THEREAFTER, THE TOTAL OF
15 ALL FINES, FEES AND COSTS COLLECTED BY ANY DIVISION OF THE
1 UNIFIED JUDICIAL SYSTEM WHICH ARE IN EXCESS OF THE AMOUNT
2 COLLECTED FROM SUCH SOURCES IN THE FISCAL YEAR 1986-1987
3 SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN THE JUDICIAL COMPUTER SYSTEM
4 AUGMENTATION ACCOUNT. ANY FINES, FEES OR COSTS WHICH ARE
5 ALLOCATED BY LAW OR OTHERWISE DIRECTED TO THE PENNSYLVANIA
6 FISH AND BOAT COMMISSION, TO THE PENNSYLVANIA GAME COMMISSION
7 OR TO COUNTIES AND MUNICIPALITIES, TO THE CRIME VICTIM'S
8 COMPENSATION BOARD, TO THE COMMISSION ON CRIME AND
9 DELINQUENCY FOR VICTIM-WITNESS SERVICES GRANTS UNDER SECTION
10 477.15(C) OF THE ACT OF APRIL 9, 1929 (P.L.177, NO.175),
11 KNOWN AS THE ADMINISTRATIVE CODE OF 1929, TO RAPE CRISIS
12 CENTERS, TO THE EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES OPERATING FUND, TO <--
13 THE CHILD PASSENGER RESTRAINT FUND OR TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
14 SHELTERS SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS SUBCHAPTER.
15 (2) BEGINNING JULY 1, 1999, ANY FINES, FEES OR COSTS <--
16 WHICH ARE ALLOCATED BY LAW OR OTHERWISE DIRECTED TO THE CHILD
17 PASSENGER RESTRAINT FUND SHALL NOT BE AFFECTED BY THIS
18 SUBCHAPTER.
19 * * *
20 § 9711. Sentencing procedure for murder of the first degree.
21 * * *
22 (i) Record of death sentence to Governor.--[Within 90 days
23 of the date a sentence of death is upheld by the Supreme Court]
24 Where a sentence of death is upheld by the Supreme Court, the
25 prothonotary of the Supreme Court shall transmit to the Governor
26 a full and complete record of the trial, sentencing hearing,
27 imposition of sentence and [review] opinion by the Supreme Court
28 within 30 days of one of the following:
29 (1) the expiration of the time period for filing a
30 petition for writ of certiorari or extension thereof;
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1 (2) the denial of a petition for writ of certiorari; or
2 (3) the disposition of the appeal by the United States
3 Supreme Court, if that court grants the petition for writ of
4 certiorari. Notice of this transmission shall
5 contemporaneously be provided to the Secretary of
6 Corrections.
7 * * *
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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