H1655B2200A05380 SFR:EJH 04/29/20 #90 A05380
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1655
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE KAUFFMAN
Printer's No. 2200
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 9 through 18; page 2, line 1; by
striking out all of said lines on said pages and inserting
ยง 5562. Concurrent jurisdiction to prosecute.
In addition to the authority conferred upon the Attorney
General by the act of October 15, 1980 (P.L.950, No.164), known
as the Commonwealth Attorneys Act, the Attorney General shall
have the authority to investigate and institute criminal
proceedings for a felony offense under this subchapter if the
Attorney General requests in writing to prosecute the felony
offense under this subchapter in a criminal court or juvenile
delinquency court and:
(1) t he district attorney with jurisdiction over the
prosecution of the felony offense accepts the request in
writing; or
(2) all of the following occur:
(i) the district attorney with jurisdiction over the
prosecution of the felony offense fails to respond to the
request within 90 days of the date of the request;
(ii) the Attorney General sends a subsequent written
request by certified or registered mail to the district
attorney; and
(iii) the district attorney fails to respond to the
subsequent request within 10 days of the date of the
subsequent request.
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