PRINTER'S NO. 3063
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2123
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY BENNINGHOFF, BARRAR, CAUSER, CHARLTON, GROVE,
A. HARRIS, MURT, SAYLOR, STEPHENS, YOUNGBLOOD AND COX,
MARCH 6, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 6, 2018
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in forfeiture of assets,
further providing for asset forfeiture.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5803(i) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, added June 29, 2017 (P.L.247, No.13), is
amended to read:
ยง 5803. Asset forfeiture.
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(i) Authorization to utilize property.--Cash or proceeds of
property subject to forfeiture under section 5802 and
transferred to the custody of the district attorney or Attorney
General under subsection (f) shall be utilized by the district
attorney or Attorney General for the enforcement of or
prevention of a violation of the provisions of The Controlled
Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act. In appropriate cases,
the district attorney and the Attorney General may designate
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proceeds from the forfeited property to be utilized by
community-based drug and crime-fighting programs, for school
safety and security efforts and for relocation and protection of
witnesses in criminal cases. Real property may be transferred to
a nonprofit organization to alleviate blight resulting from
violations of The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and
Cosmetic Act.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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