PRINTER'S NO. 2472
No. 1943 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY WOGAN, NOYE, KOSINSKI, O'BRIEN, FOX, WESTON,
KENNEY, JADLOWIEC, VEON, VROON, MERRY, SIRIANNI, HECKLER,
MORRIS, CALTAGIRONE, BATTISTO, FISCHER, ACOSTA, HAYDEN,
GEIST, BELARDI, RAYMOND, LINTON, SEMMEL, BLACK, DORR,
JOHNSON, McHALE AND SWEET, NOVEMBER 16, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 16, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, creating a right of forfeiture in the
3 Commonwealth in certain property used in connection with
4 organized crime or corrupt organizations.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 911 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
8 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
9 § 911. Corrupt organizations.
10 * * *
11 (g.1) Forfeiture.--
12 (1) The following shall be subject to forfeiture to the
13 Commonwealth and no property right shall exist in them:
14 (i) Money, real property, negotiable instruments,
15 securities or other things of value furnished or intended
16 to be furnished by any person involved in a violation of
17 this section.
1 (ii) Proceeds traceable to a violation of this
2 section.
3 (iii) Money, real property, negotiable instruments
4 and securities used or intended to be used to facilitate
5 any violation of this section.
6 (2) No property shall be forfeited under this
7 subsection, to the extent of the interest of an owner, by
8 reason of any act or omission established by the owner to
9 have been committed or omitted without the knowledge or
10 consent of the owner.
11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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