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| PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 646 | PRINTER'S NO. 3044 |
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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, KOTIK, BOYD, D. COSTA, DERMODY, HARKINS, HARRIS, HESS, HORNAMAN, KAVULICH, W. KELLER, METCALFE, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MURT, SCAVELLO, STABACK, STERN, SWANGER, YOUNGBLOOD AND CALTAGIRONE, FEBRUARY 14, 2011 |
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| AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 6, 2012 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 | <-- |
2 | (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
3 | Statutes, further providing for sentence of total confinement |
4 | and for prerelease plan for inmates. |
5 | Amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61 | <-- |
6 | (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated |
7 | Statutes, further providing for sentences for second and |
8 | subsequent offenses and for general criteria for parole. |
9 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
10 | hereby enacts as follows: |
11 | Section 1. Section 9756(b) and (e) of Title 42 of the | <-- |
12 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: |
13 | § 9756. Sentence of total confinement. |
14 | * * * |
15 | (b) Minimum sentence.-- |
16 | (1) [The] Except as provided in paragraph (1.1), the |
17 | court shall impose a minimum sentence of confinement which |
18 | shall not exceed one-half of the maximum sentence imposed. |
19 | (1.1) For any defendant being sentenced for commission |
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1 | of a violent crime, the court shall impose all of the |
2 | following: |
3 | (i) A minimum sentence of confinement which shall |
4 | not exceed 85% of the maximum sentence imposed. |
5 | (ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. |
6 | (relating to crimes and offenses) and this title, a |
7 | consecutive two-year term of probation. |
8 | (2) The minimum sentence imposed under this section may |
9 | not be reduced through parole prior to the expiration of the |
10 | minimum sentence unless otherwise authorized by this section |
11 | or other law. |
12 | (3) Except where the maximum sentence imposed is two |
13 | years or more, and except where a mandatory minimum sentence |
14 | of imprisonment or total confinement is required by law, the |
15 | court shall, at the time of sentencing, state whether or not |
16 | the defendant is eligible to participate in a reentry plan at |
17 | any time prior to the expiration of the minimum sentence or |
18 | at the expiration of a specified portion of the minimum |
19 | sentence. For maximum sentences of less than two years as |
20 | defined under section 9762(f) (relating to sentencing |
21 | proceeding; place of confinement), a court may parole a |
22 | defendant prior to the expiration of the minimum sentence |
23 | only if the defendant was made eligible to participate in a |
24 | reentry plan at the time of sentencing. The court shall |
25 | provide at least ten days' written notice and an opportunity |
26 | to be heard, pursuant to section 9776 (relating to judicial |
27 | power to release inmates), to the prosecuting attorney before |
28 | granting parole pursuant to this subsection. The reentry plan |
29 | eligibility shall be considered a part of the sentence and |
30 | subject to the requirements relating to the entry, recording |
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1 | and reporting of sentences. |
2 | * * * |
3 | (e) Definitions.--[As used in this section, the term |
4 | "reentry plan" is a] The following words and phrases when used |
5 | in this section shall have the meanings given to them in this |
6 | subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: |
7 | "Reentry release." A release plan that may include drug and |
8 | alcohol treatment, behavioral health treatment, job training, |
9 | skills training, education, life skills or any other condition |
10 | deemed relevant by the court. |
11 | "Violent crime." As defined in 61 Pa.C.S. § 3702(e) |
12 | (relating to prerelease plan for inmates). |
13 | Section 2. Section 3702(a) of Title 61 is amended and the |
14 | section is amended by adding a subsection to read: |
15 | Section 1. Section 9714(g) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania | <-- |
16 | Consolidated Statutes, amended July 7, 2011 (P.L.220, No.40), is |
17 | amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to |
18 | read: |
19 | § 9714. Sentences for second and subsequent offenses. |
20 | * * * |
21 | (a.2) Parole.--Any person sentenced under subsection (a) |
22 | shall not be eligible for parole until he has served 85% of the |
23 | maximum sentence as provided under subsection (a.1). |
24 | * * * |
25 | (g) Definition.--[As used in this section, the term "crime |
26 | of violence" means murder of the third degree, voluntary |
27 | manslaughter, aggravated assault as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § |
28 | 2702(a)(1) or (2) (relating to aggravated assault), rape, |
29 | involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent |
30 | assault, incest, sexual assault, arson as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. |
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1 | § 3301(a) (relating to arson and related offenses), kidnapping, |
2 | burglary of a structure adapted for overnight accommodation in |
3 | which at the time of the offense any person is present, robbery |
4 | as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3701(a)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii) |
5 | (relating to robbery), or robbery of a motor vehicle, drug |
6 | delivery resulting in death as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2506(a) |
7 | (relating to drug delivery resulting in death), or criminal |
8 | attempt, criminal conspiracy or criminal solicitation to commit |
9 | murder or any of the offenses listed above, or an equivalent |
10 | crime under the laws of this Commonwealth in effect at the time |
11 | of the commission of that offense or an equivalent crime in |
12 | another jurisdiction.] As used in this section, the following |
13 | words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this |
14 | subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: |
15 | "Crimes of violence." An offense under any of the following: |
16 | (1) 18 Pa.C.S. § 901 (relating to criminal attempt), |
17 | involving an attempt to commit an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § |
18 | 2502(a) or (b) (relating to murder), 2507(a) or (b) (relating |
19 | to criminal homicide of law enforcement officer) or any of |
20 | the offenses under paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), |
21 | (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), |
22 | (19.1), (19.2) or (19.3). |
23 | (2) 18 Pa.C.S. § 902 (relating to criminal |
24 | solicitation), involving solicitation to commit an offense |
25 | under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a) or (b), 2507(a) or (b) or any of |
26 | the offenses under paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), |
27 | (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), |
28 | (19.1), (19.2) or (19.3). |
29 | (3) 18 Pa.C.S. § 903 (relating to criminal conspiracy), |
30 | involving conspiracy to commit an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § |
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1 | 2502(a) or (b), 2507(a) or (b) or any of the offenses under |
2 | paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), |
3 | (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (19.1), (19.2) or |
4 | (19.3). |
5 | (4) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(c). |
6 | (5) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2503 (relating to voluntary |
7 | manslaughter). |
8 | (6) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2506 (relating to drug delivery |
9 | resulting in death). |
10 | (7) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2507(c) or (d). |
11 | (8) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2701(a)(3) or (4) (relating to simple |
12 | assault). |
13 | (9) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(1) or (2) (relating to |
14 | aggravated assault). |
15 | (10) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702.1 (relating to assault of law |
16 | enforcement officer). |
17 | (11) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2901 (relating to kidnapping). |
18 | (12) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to rape). |
19 | (13) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate |
20 | sexual intercourse). |
21 | (14) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault). |
22 | (15) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent |
23 | assault). |
24 | (16) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3301(a) (relating to arson and related |
25 | offenses). |
26 | (17) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3502 (relating to burglary), if at the |
27 | time of the offense the structure entered was adapted for |
28 | overnight accommodation. |
29 | (18) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3701(a)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii) (relating |
30 | to robbery). |
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1 | (19) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3702 (relating to robbery of motor |
2 | vehicle). |
3 | (19.1) 18 Pa.C.S. § 4302 (relating to incest). |
4 | (19.2) 18 Pa.C.S. § 4952 (relating to intimidation of |
5 | witnesses or victims), involving a witness to or a victim of |
6 | a violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502 or 2507 or any of the |
7 | offenses under paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), |
8 | (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), |
9 | (18), (19), (19.1), (19.3), (20) or (21) or a violation of |
10 | section 13(a)(30) of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, |
11 | No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and |
12 | Cosmetic Act. |
13 | (19.3) 18 Pa.C.S. § 4953 (relating to retaliation |
14 | against witness, victim or party), involving a witness to, |
15 | victim of or party to a proceeding alleging a violation of 18 |
16 | Pa.C.S. § 2502 or 2507 or any of the offenses under paragraph |
17 | (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), |
18 | (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (19.1), |
19 | (19.2), (20) or (21) or a violation of section 13(a)(30) of |
20 | The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act. |
21 | (20) A crime equivalent to one listed under paragraph |
22 | (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), |
23 | (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (19.1), |
24 | (19.2) or (19.3) under the laws of this Commonwealth in |
25 | effect at the time of the commission of the offense. |
26 | (21) A crime equivalent to one listed under paragraph |
27 | (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), |
28 | (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (19.1), |
29 | (19.2) or (19.3) under Federal law or in a jurisdiction |
30 | outside this Commonwealth. |
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1 | Section 2. Section 3702(a) of Title 61 is amended to read: |
2 | § 3702. Prerelease plan for inmates. |
3 | (a) Transfer authorization.-- |
4 | (1) [The] Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), |
5 | the secretary may transfer an inmate incarcerated in any |
6 | prerelease center or in any prerelease center located in any |
7 | State correctional institution who has not been sentenced to |
8 | death or life imprisonment to any prerelease center. |
9 | (2) The transfer of the inmate to the prerelease center |
10 | shall not occur where the transfer is not appropriate due to |
11 | a certified terminal illness. |
12 | (3) No inmate who is serving a period of incarceration |
13 | that includes a sentence imposed for commission of a violent | <-- |
14 | crime any of the crimes of violence as defined in 42 Pa.C.S. | <-- |
15 | § 9714(g) (relating to sentences for second and subsequent |
16 | offenses) shall be eligible for prerelease status. This |
17 | section shall not apply to inmates described under this |
18 | paragraph. |
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20 | (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "violent | <-- |
21 | crime" means any of the following offenses: |
22 | (1) 18 Pa.C.S. § 901 (relating to criminal attempt) |
23 | involving an attempt to commit murder or any of the offenses |
24 | in paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), |
25 | (13), (14), (15), (16), (17) or (18). |
26 | (2) 18 Pa.C.S. § 902 (relating to criminal solicitation) |
27 | involving a solicitation to commit murder or any of the |
28 | offenses in paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), |
29 | (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17) or (18). |
30 | (3) 18 Pa.C.S. § 903 (relating to criminal conspiracy) |
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1 | involving a conspiracy to commit murder or any of the |
2 | offenses in paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), |
3 | (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17) or (18). |
4 | (4) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(c) (relating to murder). |
5 | (5) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2503 (relating to voluntary |
6 | manslaughter). |
7 | (6) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2507(c) or (d) (relating to criminal |
8 | homicide of law enforcement officer). |
9 | (7) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(1) or (2) (relating to |
10 | aggravated assault). |
11 | (8) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702.1 (relating to assault of law |
12 | enforcement officer). |
13 | (9) 18 Pa.C.S. § 2901 (relating to kidnapping). |
14 | (10) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to rape). |
15 | (11) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate |
16 | sexual intercourse). |
17 | (12) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault). |
18 | (13) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent |
19 | assault). |
20 | (14) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3301(a) (relating to arson and related |
21 | offenses). |
22 | (15) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3502 (relating to burglary) if at the |
23 | time of the offense the structure entered was adapted for |
24 | overnight accommodation. |
25 | (16) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3701 (relating to robbery). |
26 | (17) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3702 (relating to robbery of motor |
27 | vehicle). |
28 | (18) 18 Pa.C.S. § 4302 (relating to incest). |
29 | (19) A crime equivalent to an offense in paragraph (1), |
30 | (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), |
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1 | (13), (14), (15), (16), (17) or (18) under the laws of this |
2 | Commonwealth in effect at the time of the commission of the |
3 | offense. |
4 | (20) A crime equivalent to an offense in paragraph (1), |
5 | (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), |
6 | (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18) or (19) under Federal law |
7 | or in a jurisdiction outside this Commonwealth. |
8 | Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
9 | Section 3. Section 6137(a) of Title 61 is amended by adding | <-- |
10 | a paragraph to read: |
11 | § 6137. Parole power. |
12 | (a) General criteria for parole.-- |
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14 | (1.1) The board may not release on parole any inmate |
15 | serving a sentence imposed under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9714(a) |
16 | (relating to sentences for second and subsequent offenses) |
17 | until he has served at least 85% of the maximum sentence as |
18 | provided under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9714(a.1). |
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20 | Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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