PRINTER'S NO. 533
No. 491 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY BOYES, VEON, McVERRY, JADLOWIEC, RYBAK, VROON,
CAPPABIANCA, TRELLO, FOX, ACOSTA, MICOZZIE, ROBBINS,
ANGSTADT, GANNON, MERRY, BUNT, SCHEETZ, BELARDI, NAHILL,
D. W. SNYDER, LINTON, COLAIZZO, JOHNSON, S. H. SMITH,
HERSHEY, CIVERA, TIGUE, BISHOP, BELFANTI, BATTISTO, GRUPPO,
RAYMOND, LEVDANSKY, DIETTERICK, B. SMITH, KENNEY,
J. L. WRIGHT, ALLEN AND LANGTRY, FEBRUARY 14, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 14, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the
3 commencement of certain prosecutions.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 5551 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 5551. No limitation applicable.
9 A prosecution for the following offenses may be commenced at
10 any time:
11 (1) Murder.
12 (2) Voluntary manslaughter.
13 (3) Conspiracy to commit murder or solicitation to
14 commit murder if a murder results from the conspiracy or
15 solicitation.
16 (4) Any felony alleged to have been perpetrated in
1 connection with a murder of the first or second degree, as
2 set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a) or (b) and (d) (relating to
3 murder).
4 (5) A violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3742 (relating to
5 accidents involving death or personal injury) if the accused
6 was the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident resulting
7 in the death of any person.
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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