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        PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 533                        PRINTER'S NO. 933

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

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, LANGTRY, BUSH, MRKONIC, HOWLETT AND
           NOYE, FEBRUARY 14, 1989

        AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
           REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MARCH 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.

     1         (4)  Any felony alleged to have been perpetrated in
     2     connection with a murder of the first or second degree, as
     3     set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a) or (b) and (d) (relating to
     4     murder).
     5         (5)  A violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3742 (relating to
     6     accidents involving death or personal injury) AND EITHER 75    <--
     7     PA.C.S. § 3732 (RELATING TO HOMICIDE BY VEHICLE) OR 18
     8     PA.C.S. § 2504 (RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY MANSLAUGHTER) if the
     9     accused was the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident
    10     resulting in the death of any person.
    11     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.













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