THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY MICCARELLI, BARRAR, BOYD, BRENNAN, BUXTON, CHRISTIANA, FARRY, FLECK, GEIST, GINGRICH, HARHAI, HICKERNELL, MILLARD, OBERLANDER, PETRARCA, PYLE, RAPP, ROAE, SANTARSIERO, SCAVELLO, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH AND WATSON, JANUARY 27, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 27, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of

sexual abuse of children.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 6312 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 6312.  Sexual abuse of children.

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(d.1)  Multiple offenses.--A person who at the time of

sentencing has been convicted of another offense under this

section shall be sentenced to the penalties associated with

second or subsequent violations of this section. For purposes of

this subsection, a person shall be deemed to have been convicted

of another offense under this section whether or not judgment of

sentence has been imposed for that violation.

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