THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY REICHLEY, BAKER, BARRAR, BEYER, BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, GEIST, GOODMAN, GROVE, HARPER, KILLION, MAJOR, MILLER, MOUL, MURT, O'NEILL, RAPP, ROCK, ROHRER, SIPTROTH, VEREB, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 11, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 11, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for

limitations period for certain criminal offenses.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 5552(b)(1) of Title 42 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, amended October 17, 2008

(P.L.1628, No.131), is amended to read:

§ 5552.  Other offenses.

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(b)  Major offenses.--A prosecution for any of the following

offenses must be commenced within five years after it is

committed:

(1)  Under the following provisions of Title 18 (relating

to crimes and offenses):

Section 901 (relating to criminal attempt) involving attempt

to commit murder where no murder occurs.

Section 902 (relating to criminal solicitation) involving

solicitation to commit murder where no murder occurs.

Section 903 (relating to criminal conspiracy) involving

conspiracy to commit murder where no murder occurs.

Section 911 (relating to corrupt organizations).

Section 2702 (relating to aggravated assault).

Section 2706 (relating to terroristic threats).

Section 2713 (relating to neglect of care-dependent person).

Section 2901 (relating to kidnapping).

Section 3301 (relating to arson and related offenses).

Section 3502 (relating to burglary).

Section 3701 (relating to robbery).

Section 3921 (relating to theft by unlawful taking or

disposition) through section [3933 (relating to unlawful use of

computer)] 3932 (relating to theft of leased property).

Section 4101 (relating to forgery).

Section 4107 (relating to deceptive or fraudulent business

practices).

Section 4108 (relating to commercial bribery and breach of

duty to act disinterestedly).

Section 4109 (relating to rigging publicly exhibited

contest).

Section 4117 (relating to insurance fraud).

Section 4701 (relating to bribery in official and political

matters) through section 4703 (relating to retaliation for past

official action).

Section 4902 (relating to perjury) through section 4912

(relating to impersonating a public servant).

Section 4952 (relating to intimidation of witnesses or

victims).

Section 4953 (relating to retaliation against witness, victim

or party).

Section 5101 (relating to obstructing administration of law

or other governmental function).

Section 5111 (relating to dealing in proceeds of unlawful

activities).

Section 5512 (relating to lotteries, etc.) through section

5514 (relating to pool selling and bookmaking).

Section 5902(b) (relating to prostitution and related

offenses).

Section 6111(g)(2) and (4) (relating to sale or transfer of

firearms).

Section 7611 (relating to unlawful use of computer and other

computer crimes) through section 7616 (relating to distribution

of computer virus).

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