SENATE AMENDED
PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1182 PRINTER'S NO. 3425
No. 1040 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY MORRIS, HAYES, RUDY, BRANDT, WASS, CHADWICK,
COLAIZZO, COY, BARLEY, HERSHEY, HALUSKA, JOHNSON, MAINE,
SEMMEL, BILLOW, MELIO, BUSH, BROUJOS, BOWLEY, LLOYD,
D. F. CLARK, KOSINSKI, FEE, CARLSON, SCHEETZ, STABACK,
CORRIGAN, FAIRCHILD, KUKOVICH, BATTISTO, TANGRETTI, SAURMAN,
FARGO, BURD, SERAFINI, DORR, G. SNYDER, MERRY, TRELLO,
McCALL, ARGALL, NOYE, VEON, ROBBINS, HERMAN, VROON, PISTELLA,
HESS, E. Z. TAYLOR, SCHULER, ITKIN, PETRARCA, STAIRS, COLE,
COLAFELLA, LANGTRY, JAMES, LaGROTTA, SCRIMENTI, LEE, BISHOP,
ALLEN AND RICHARDSON, APRIL 5, 1989
SENATOR GREENLEAF, JUDICIARY, IN SENATE, AS AMENDED,
APRIL 24, 1990
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing FOR <--
3 JURISDICTION AND VENUE OF JUVENILE MATTERS AND for the
4 liability of corporate directors.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. The definition of "business corporation" in <--
8 section 8362 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
9 Statutes is amended to read:
10 SECTION 1. SECTIONS 1515(A)(1) AND 6303 OF TITLE 42 OF THE <--
11 PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES ARE AMENDED TO READ:
12 § 1515. JURISDICTION AND VENUE.
13 (A) JURISDICTION.--EXCEPT AS OTHERWISE PRESCRIBED BY GENERAL
14 RULE ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 503 (RELATING TO REASSIGNMENT
1 OF MATTERS), DISTRICT JUSTICES SHALL, UNDER PROCEDURES
2 PRESCRIBED BY GENERAL RULE, HAVE JURISDICTION OF ALL OF THE
3 FOLLOWING MATTERS:
4 (1) SUMMARY OFFENSES, EXCEPT THOSE WITHIN THE
5 JURISDICTION OF AN ESTABLISHED AND OPEN TRAFFIC COURT AND
6 EXCEPT THOSE ARISING OUT OF THE SAME EPISODE OR TRANSACTION
7 INVOLVING A DELINQUENT ACT FOR WHICH A CHILD IS CHARGED AS A
8 DELINQUENT CHILD UNDER CHAPTER 63 (RELATING TO JUVENILE
9 MATTERS).
10 * * *
11 § 6303. SCOPE OF CHAPTER.
12 (A) GENERAL RULE.--THIS CHAPTER SHALL APPLY EXCLUSIVELY TO
13 THE FOLLOWING:
14 (1) PROCEEDINGS IN WHICH A CHILD IS ALLEGED TO BE
15 DELINQUENT OR DEPENDENT.
16 (2) TRANSFERS UNDER SECTION 6322 (RELATING TO TRANSFER
17 FROM CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS).
18 (3) PROCEEDINGS ARISING UNDER SUBCHAPTER E (RELATING TO
19 DISPOSITIONS AFFECTING OTHER JURISDICTIONS).
20 (4) PROCEEDINGS UNDER THE INTERSTATE COMPACT ON
21 JUVENILES, AS SET FORTH IN SECTION 731 OF THE ACT OF JUNE 13,
22 1967 (P.L.31, NO.21), KNOWN AS THE "PUBLIC WELFARE CODE."
23 (5) PROCEEDINGS IN WHICH A CHILD IS CHARGED WITH A
24 SUMMARY OFFENSE ARISING OUT OF THE SAME EPISODE OR
25 TRANSACTION INVOLVING A DELINQUENT ACT FOR WHICH A CHILD IS
26 CHARGED AS A DELINQUENT CHILD. SUCH SUMMARY OFFENSES SHALL BE
27 INCLUDED IN ANY PETITION REGARDING THE ANCILLARY DELINQUENT
28 ACT. UPON FINDING A CHILD TO HAVE COMMITTED A SUMMARY
29 OFFENSE, THE COURT MAY UTILIZE ANY DISPOSITION AVAILABLE TO
30 THE MINOR JUDICIARY WHERE A CHILD IS FOUND TO HAVE COMMITTED
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1 A SUMMARY OFFENSE.
2 (B) MINOR JUDICIARY.--NO CHILD SHALL BE DETAINED, COMMITTED
3 OR SENTENCED TO IMPRISONMENT BY A DISTRICT JUSTICE OR A JUDGE OF
4 THE MINOR JUDICIARY.
5 SECTION 2. THE DEFINITION OF "BUSINESS CORPORATION" IN
6 SECTION 8362 OF TITLE 42 IS AMENDED TO READ:
7 § 8362. Definitions of subchapter.
8 The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter
9 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
10 context clearly indicates otherwise:
11 "Business corporation." Any corporation subject to the act
12 of May 17, 1921 (P.L.682, No.284), known as The Insurance
13 Company Law of 1921, the act of May 5, 1933 (P.L.364, No.106),
14 known as the Business Corporation Law, the act of November 30,
15 1965 (P.L.847, No.356), known as the Banking Code of 1965, or
16 the act of December 14, 1967 (P.L.746, No.345), known as the
17 Savings Association Code of 1967, or any association subject to
18 the act of June 12, 1968 (P.L.173, No.94), known as the
19 Cooperative Agricultural Association Act.
20 * * *
21 Section 2. This act 3. SECTION 2 OF THIS ACT, AMENDING <--
22 SECTION 8362, shall be retroactive to January 27, 1987.
23 Section 3 4. This act shall take effect immediately. <--
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