PRINTER'S NO. 192

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


SENATE BILL

No. 190 Session of 1977


        INTRODUCED BY HILL, SWEENEY, SNYDER, HOLL AND JUBELIRER,
           FEBRUARY 7, 1977

        REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 7, 1977

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, changing reasonable to unreasonable.

     3     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     4  hereby enacts as follows:
     5     Section 1.  Subsection (e) of section 108 of Title 18, act of
     6  November 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes, is amended to read:
     8  § 108.  Time limitations.
     9     * * *
    10     (e)  Commencement of prosecution.--A prosecution is commenced
    11  either when an indictment is found or when an information is
    12  issued by an attorney for the Commonwealth in those counties
    13  where he is authorized to do so or when a warrant or summons is
    14  issued, if such warrant or summons is executed without
    15  [reasonable] unreasonable delay.
    16     * * *
    17     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.

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