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                                                      PRINTER'S NO. 3428

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2362 Session of 2008


        INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE, DONATUCCI, FRANKEL,
           GEIST, GEORGE, GRELL, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, JAMES, JOSEPHS,
           MAHONEY, MILNE, MOUL, MURT, MYERS, O'NEILL, PETRONE, PYLE,
           SAYLOR, SEIP, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, SOLOBAY, J. WHITE AND
           YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 17, 2008

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 17, 2008

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
     2     Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the
     3     disbursement of the proceeds from forfeited property.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 6801 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
     8  § 6801.  Controlled substances forfeiture.
     9     * * *
    10     (l)  Municipal police agency share of proceeds.--Whenever a
    11  municipal police agency was substantially involved in the
    12  seizure of property ultimately forfeited by the court, the
    13  proceeds shall be distributed so as to allocate at least 25% to
    14  the municipal police agency. This percentage may be increased by
    15  agreement. If more than one such agency is so involved, the
    16  court shall equitably determine what portion of the 25% shall be
    17  allocated to each agency.

     1     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.




















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