PRINTER'S NO. 3481
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2132
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY ORTITAY, D. COSTA, BIZZARRO, CORBIN, P. COSTA,
DAVIS, DEASY, DRISCOLL, DUSH, ENGLISH, EVERETT, FARRY,
GABLER, GILLEN, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GREINER, HARKINS,
A. HARRIS, IRVIN, JAMES, JOZWIAK, KAUFFMAN, KORTZ, McGINNIS,
MILLARD, NEILSON, NELSON, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, READSHAW,
SAVAGE, STEPHENS, THOMAS, TURZAI, WARD, WARNER, WATSON,
McNEILL, GROVE, BOBACK, DeLUCA, CALTAGIRONE AND ZIMMERMAN,
JUNE 9, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 9, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Title 61 (Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, providing for inmate solicitations.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 61 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 5902.1. Inmate solicitations.
(a) Prohibition.--An inmate may not do any of the following:
(1) Use correspondence privileges to solicit or
advertise for any of the following:
(i) Money.
(ii) Property other than money.
(iii) Services.
(iv) The establishment of a correspondence
relationship with another person.
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(2) Act with or through another person to violate
paragraph (1).
(b) Penalty.--For a violation of subsection (a), the
following apply:
(1) An inmate in a State correctional institution is
subject to discipline under 37 Pa. Code § 93.10 (relating to
inmate discipline).
(2) An inmate in a county correctional institution is
subject to discipline under:
(i) section 1756 (relating to loss of privileges);
or
(ii) 37 Pa. Code § 95.240 (relating to inmate
disciplinary procedures).
Section 2. The addition of 61 Pa.C.S. § 5902.1(b) shall
apply to violations which occur on or after the effective date
of this section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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