PRINTER'S NO. 1199
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
897
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY STEFANO, BOSCOLA, BROWNE, MENSCH, RAFFERTY,
EICHELBERGER, FOLMER AND MARTIN, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 25, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, further
providing for restitution for injuries to person or property;
and, in sentencing, further providing for victim impact
statements.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1106(a), (b), (c)(1), (g) and (h) of
Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended
to read:
§ 1106. Restitution for injuries to person or property.
(a) General rule.--Upon conviction for any crime wherein:
(1) property of a victim has been stolen, converted or
otherwise unlawfully obtained, or its value substantially
decreased as a direct result of the crime[, or wherein]; or
(2) the victim, if an individual, suffered personal
injury directly resulting from the crime,
the offender shall be sentenced to make restitution in addition
to the punishment prescribed therefor.
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