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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY SACCONE, BLOOM, R. BROWN, CAUSER, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, GROVE, HESS, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, F. KELLER, KNOWLES, MAJOR, MALONEY, MILLARD, MILNE, MURT, ROAE, ROCK, SWANGER, VULAKOVICH AND TALLMAN, AUGUST 31, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, AUGUST 31, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the |
2 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of actions, |
3 | further providing for unlimited prosecutions. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 5551(5) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania |
7 | Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: |
8 | § 5551. No limitation applicable. |
9 | A prosecution for the following offenses may be commenced at |
10 | any time: |
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12 | (5) A violation of [75 Pa.C.S. § 3742 (relating to |
13 | accidents involving death or personal injury) or 3732 |
14 | (relating to homicide by vehicle)] any of the following if |
15 | the accused was the driver of a vehicle involved in an |
16 | accident resulting in the death of any person[.]: |
17 | (i) 75 Pa.C.S. § 3732 (relating to homicide by |
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1 | vehicle). |
2 | (ii) 75 Pa.C.S. § 3735 (relating to homicide by |
3 | vehicle while driving under influence). |
4 | (iii) 75 Pa.C.S. § 3742 (relating to accidents |
5 | involving death or personal injury). |
6 | (iv) 75 Pa.C.S. § 3742.1 (relating to accidents |
7 | involving death or personal injury while not properly |
8 | licensed). |
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10 | Section 2. The amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 5551(5) shall not |
11 | apply to revive a prosecution which was time-barred on the |
12 | effective date of this section. |
13 | Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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