PRINTER'S NO. 2492
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1680
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GREINER, MENTZER, ROZZI, BAKER, PICKETT,
B. MILLER, MILLARD, ZIMMERMAN, CUTLER, GROVE, READSHAW, FEE,
KAUFFMAN, A. HARRIS, HICKERNELL, MURT AND DeLUCA,
NOVEMBER 5, 2015
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 5, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further
providing for sentences for offenses against infant persons.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9718(c) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 9718. Sentences for offenses against infant persons.
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[(c) Proof at sentencing.--The provisions of this section
shall not be an element of the crime, and notice of the
provisions of this section to the defendant shall not be
required prior to conviction, but reasonable notice of the
Commonwealth's intention to proceed under this section shall be
provided after conviction and before sentencing. The
applicability of this section shall be determined at sentencing.
The court shall consider any evidence presented at trial and
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shall afford the Commonwealth and the defendant an opportunity
to present any necessary additional evidence and shall
determine, by a preponderance of the evidence, if this section
is applicable.]
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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