H1171B2892A03972 LKK:NLG 11/19/19 #90 A03972
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1171
Sponsor: SENATOR FARNESE
Printer's No. 2892
Amend Bill, page 1, line 2, by inserting after "Statutes,"
in preliminary provisions, providing for commencement of action
alleging childhood sexual abuse; and,
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 7 and 8, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding sections to read:
ยง 5112. Commencement of action alleging childhood sexual abuse.
(a) Nondisclosure.--A party commencing a civil action that
alleges childhood sexual abuse may file the action without
disclosing the identity of the victim and the names of each
parent or guardian filing the civil action on behalf of the
minor child.
(b) Petition.--
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a party against whom a
civil action under subsection (a) has been filed may petition
the court for determining the victim's identity and the names
of each parent or guardian who made the filing.
(2) Except for disclosure under paragraph (1), the
information shall remain confidential and may not be
disclosed.
(3) Each reference in a pleading or other filing in a
civil action under subsection (a) shall refer to the alleged
victim as designated in the victim's original filing.
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