PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 646, 3044

PRINTER'S NO.  3663

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

645

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY DeLUCA, KOTIK, BOYD, D. COSTA, DERMODY, HARKINS, HARRIS, HESS, HORNAMAN, KAVULICH, W. KELLER, METCALFE, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MURT, SCAVELLO, STABACK, STERN, SWANGER, YOUNGBLOOD, CALTAGIRONE AND SACCONE, FEBRUARY 14, 2011

  

  

AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, JUNE 5, 2012   

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Titles 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) and 61

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(Prisons and Parole) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

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Statutes, further providing for sentences for second and

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subsequent offenses, for prerelease plan for inmates and for

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general criteria for parole.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 9714(g) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes, amended July 7, 2011 (P.L.220, No.40), is

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amended and the section is amended by adding a subsection to

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read:

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§ 9714.  Sentences for second and subsequent offenses.

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(a.2)  Parole.--Any person sentenced under subsection (a)

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shall not be eligible for parole until he has served 85% of the

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maximum sentence as provided under subsection (a.1).

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(g)  Definition.--[As used in this section, the term "crime

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of violence" means murder of the third degree, voluntary

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manslaughter, aggravated assault as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. §

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2702(a)(1) or (2) (relating to aggravated assault), rape,

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involuntary deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent

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assault, incest, sexual assault, arson as defined in 18 Pa.C.S.

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§ 3301(a) (relating to arson and related offenses), kidnapping,

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burglary of a structure adapted for overnight accommodation in

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which at the time of the offense any person is present, robbery

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as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3701(a)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii)

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(relating to robbery), or robbery of a motor vehicle, drug

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delivery resulting in death as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2506(a)

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(relating to drug delivery resulting in death), or criminal

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attempt, criminal conspiracy or criminal solicitation to commit

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murder or any of the offenses listed above, or an equivalent

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crime under the laws of this Commonwealth in effect at the time

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of the commission of that offense or an equivalent crime in

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another jurisdiction.] As used in this section, the following

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words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this

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subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

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"Crimes of violence."  An offense under any of the following:

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(1)  18 Pa.C.S. § 901 (relating to criminal attempt),

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involving an attempt to commit an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. §

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2502(a) or (b) (relating to murder), 2507(a) or (b) (relating

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to criminal homicide of law enforcement officer) or any of

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the offenses under paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9),

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(10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19),

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(19.1), (19.2) or (19.3).

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(2)  18 Pa.C.S. § 902 (relating to criminal

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solicitation), involving solicitation to commit an offense

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under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a) or (b), 2507(a) or (b) or any of

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the offenses under paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9),

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(10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19),

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(19.1), (19.2) or (19.3).

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(3)  18 Pa.C.S. § 903 (relating to criminal conspiracy),

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involving conspiracy to commit an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. §

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2502(a) or (b), 2507(a) or (b) or any of the offenses under

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paragraph (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12),

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(13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (19.1), (19.2) or

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(19.3).

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(4)  18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(c).

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(5)  18 Pa.C.S. § 2503 (relating to voluntary

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manslaughter).

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(6)  18 Pa.C.S. § 2506 (relating to drug delivery

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resulting in death).

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(7)  18 Pa.C.S. § 2507(c) or (d).

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(8)  18 Pa.C.S. § 2701(a)(3) or (4) (relating to simple

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assault).

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(9)  18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(1) or (2) (relating to

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aggravated assault).

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(10)  18 Pa.C.S. § 2702.1 (relating to assault of law

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enforcement officer).

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(11)  18 Pa.C.S. § 2901 (relating to kidnapping).

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(12)  18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to rape).

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(13)  18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate

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sexual intercourse).

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(14)  18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault).

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(15)  18 Pa.C.S. § 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent

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assault).

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(16)  18 Pa.C.S. § 3301(a) (relating to arson and related

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offenses).

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(17)  18 Pa.C.S. § 3502 (relating to burglary), if at the

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time of the offense the structure entered was adapted for

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overnight accommodation.

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(18)  18 Pa.C.S. § 3701(a)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii) (relating

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to robbery).

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(19)  18 Pa.C.S. § 3702 (relating to robbery of motor

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vehicle).

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(19.1)  18 Pa.C.S. § 4302 (relating to incest).

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(19.2)  18 Pa.C.S. § 4952 (relating to intimidation of

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witnesses or victims), involving a witness to or a victim of

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a violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502 or 2507 or any of the

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offenses under paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7),

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(8), (9), (10), (11), (12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17),

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(18), (19), (19.1), (19.3), (20) or (21) or a violation of

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section 13(a)(30) of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233,

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No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and

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Cosmetic Act.

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(19.3)  18 Pa.C.S. § 4953 (relating to retaliation

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against witness, victim or party), involving a witness to,

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victim of or party to a proceeding alleging a violation of 18

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Pa.C.S. § 2502 or 2507 or any of the offenses under paragraph

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(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),

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(12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (19.1),

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(19.2), (20) or (21) or a violation of section 13(a)(30) of

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The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act.

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(20)  A crime equivalent to one listed under paragraph

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(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),

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(12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (19.1),

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(19.2) or (19.3) under the laws of this Commonwealth in

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effect at the time of the commission of the offense.

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(21)  A crime equivalent to one listed under paragraph

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(1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), (11),

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(12), (13), (14), (15), (16), (17), (18), (19), (19.1),

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(19.2) or (19.3) under Federal law or in a jurisdiction

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outside this Commonwealth.

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Section 2.  Section 3702(a) of Title 61 is amended to read:

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§ 3702.  Prerelease plan for inmates.

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(a)  Transfer authorization.--

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(1)  [The] Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3) 

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paragraph (2), the secretary may transfer an inmate

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incarcerated in any prerelease center or in any prerelease

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center located in any State correctional institution who has

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not been sentenced to death or life imprisonment to any

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prerelease center.

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(2)  The transfer of the inmate to the prerelease center

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shall not occur where the transfer is not appropriate due to

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a certified terminal illness.

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(3)  No inmate who is serving a period of incarceration

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that includes a sentence imposed for commission of any of the

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crimes of violence as defined in 42 Pa.C.S. § 9714(g)

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(relating to sentences for second and subsequent offenses) 

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shall be eligible for prerelease status. This section shall

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not apply to inmates described under this paragraph.

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Section 3.  Section 6137(a) of Title 61 is amended by adding

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a paragraph to read:

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§ 6137.  Parole power.

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(a)  General criteria for parole.--

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(1.1)  The board may not release on parole any inmate

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serving a sentence imposed under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9714(a)

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(relating to sentences for second and subsequent offenses)

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until he has served at least 85% of the maximum sentence as

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provided under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9714(a.1).

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Section 4.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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