THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY TURZAI, BAKER, BARRAR, BEAR, BENNINGHOFF, BEYER, BOYD, CHRISTIANA, CLYMER, D. COSTA, CUTLER, DELOZIER, EVERETT, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, GEIST, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARHART, HARRIS, HESS, HICKERNELL, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KNOWLES, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MAJOR, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, OBERLANDER, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, RAPP, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, STERN, STEVENSON, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND SAYLOR, NOVEMBER 17, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 17, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111),

entitled "An act providing for victims' rights; imposing

penalties; establishing remedies; establishing the Office of

Victim Advocate, the Bureau of Victims' Services, the

Victims' Services Advisory Committee, the State Offender

Supervision Fund and other funds; and making repeals,"

further providing for rights of crime victims.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 201 of the act of November 24, 1998

(P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, is amended by

adding a paragraph to read:

Section 201.  Rights.

Victims of crime have the following rights:

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(14)  To confer with the prosecutor in the case at a

reasonable time and manner.

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