PRINTER'S NO. 976
No. 910 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY TURZAI, BAKER, BELFANTI, BOYD, CAPPELLI, CLYMER,
CONKLIN, CREIGHTON, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, HARHART,
HARPER, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KENNEY,
KORTZ, KULA, LEACH, MACKERETH, MANN, MANTZ, McILHATTAN,
MICOZZIE, MILLARD, R. MILLER, MYERS, O'NEILL, PAYNE,
PHILLIPS, PICKETT, PYLE, RAPP, SAYLOR, STERN, R. STEVENSON,
VULAKOVICH AND GOODMAN, MARCH 19, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 19, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111),
2 entitled "An act providing for victims' rights; imposing
3 penalties; establishing remedies; establishing the Office of
4 Victim Advocate, the Bureau of Victims' Services, the
5 Victims' Services Advisory Committee, the State Offender
6 Supervision Fund and other funds; and making repeals,"
7 further providing for rights of crime victims.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Section 201 of the act of November 24, 1998
11 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, is amended by
12 adding a paragraph to read:
13 Section 201. Rights.
14 Victims of crime have the following rights:
15 * * *
16 (14) To confer with the attorney for the government in
17 the case at a reasonable time and manner.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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