Bill Information

An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the number of judges of the courts of common pleas; further defining "health care provider"; further providing for limitations of appeals, for the powers and duties of probation officers concerning juveniles, for inspection of court files and records, for taking child into custody, for informal hearings, for notice and hearing, for adjudication and for disposition of dependent child and for exemption from attachment; providing for immunity of State parole officers and county probation officers; conferring powers and duties on the Juvenile Court Judges' Commission; providing for liability for violations of general and specific criminal statutes and for merger of sentences; and providing a technical correction to, confirmation of the scope of and clarification of existing law regarding the Rental-Purchase Agreement Act.