1Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled
2"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the
3executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the
4Executive Department thereof and the administrative
5departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,
6including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or
7Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or
8authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative
9departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and
10duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative
11officers, and of the several administrative departments,
12boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the
13Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive
14and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of
15certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and
16other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,
17and commissions; and prescribing the manner in which the
18number and compensation of the deputies and all other
19assistants and employes of certain departments, boards and
20commissions shall be determined," further providing for board
21of pardons.

22The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
23hereby enacts as follows:

24Section 1. Section 909(c) of the act of April 9, 1929
25(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929,

1amended June 1, 1995 (1st Sp.Sess., P.L.1017, No.15), is amended
2to read:

3Section 909. Board of Pardons.--* * *

4(c) The Board of Pardons shall adopt rules and regulations
5governing its actions and no hearings or recommendations shall
6be contrary thereto. In cases involving applicants under
7sentence of death, the application shall be filed within ten
8days of the Governor's issuance of a warrant specifying a week
9for execution. The Board of Pardons shall use the following 
10criteria when adopting rules and regulations:

11(i) With the exception of applications under the
12sentence of death, no application submitted for the
13purpose of requesting a reprieve, commutation of sentence
14or pardon shall be accepted or reviewed by the Board of
15Pardons unless the applicant has satisfied criteria in
16subparagraph (ii).

17(ii) Minimum eligibility requirements for applicants
18shall be as follows:

19(A) No person shall be deemed eligible to submit
20an application with the Board of Pardons requesting a
21pardon until at least five years have elapsed from
22the date of the person's most recent conviction or
23release from confinement during instances when a
24conviction has resulted in any period of
25imprisonment. For the purposes of this clause, the
26term "conviction" shall not include a summary
27conviction for a traffic violation.

28(B) No person shall be deemed eligible to submit
29an application with the Board of Pardons requesting a
30commutation of sentence until at least five years

1have elapsed from the date following the person's
2most recent conviction. For the purposes of this
3clause, the term "conviction" shall not include a
4summary conviction for a traffic violation.

5* * *

6Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.