PRINTER'S NO. 379
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
405
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY GALLOWAY, LEE, HILL-EVANS, McNEILL, SANCHEZ,
SCHLOSSBERG, PASHINSKI, O'MARA AND SCHWEYER, FEBRUARY 4, 2021
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 4, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in organization and
jurisdiction of courts of common pleas, further providing for
problem-solving courts; and, in magisterial district judges,
further providing for jurisdiction and venue.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 916(a) and (b)(1) of Title 42 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, amended November 3, 2020
(P.L.1090, No.111), are amended to read:
§ 916. Problem-solving courts.
(a) Establishment.--
(1) The court of common pleas of a judicial district and
the Municipal Court of Philadelphia may establish, from
available funds, one or more problem-solving courts which
have specialized jurisdiction, including, but not limited to,
veterans courts, drug courts, mental health courts and
driving under the influence courts, whereby defendants are
admitted to a court-supervised individualized treatment
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