PRINTER'S NO. 3428
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. A16L42JS/20080H2362B3428 - 2 -