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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, BOSCOLA, ALLOWAY, COSTA, EARLL, GREENLEAF AND M. WHITE, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 20, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the |
2 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for |
3 | right to bail. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 5701 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
8 | § 5701. Right to bail. |
9 | All prisoners shall be bailable by sufficient sureties, |
10 | unless: |
11 | (1) for capital offenses or for offenses for which the |
12 | maximum sentence is life imprisonment; or |
13 | (2) no condition or combination of conditions other than |
14 | imprisonment will reasonably assure the safety of any person |
15 | and the community when the proof is evident or presumption |
16 | great. [Excessive bail shall not be required.] |
17 | Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. |
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