A04569
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
976
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY REGAN, MASTRIANO, ARGALL, BAKER, BARTOLOTTA,
BREWSTER, BROWNE, COSTA, DINNIMAN, KILLION, MARTIN, MENSCH,
PHILLIPS-HILL, STEFANO, J. WARD AND K. WARD,
DECEMBER 12, 2019
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, DECEMBER 12, 2019
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.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 916(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by
adding subsections to read:
ยง 916. Problem-solving courts.
(a) Establishment.--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 program. The court may
adopt local rules for the administration of problem-solving
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