PRINTER'S NO. 1997
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1540
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY PASHINSKI, THOMAS, DRISCOLL, KINSEY, SAINATO,
CALTAGIRONE, MILLARD AND DeLUCA, JUNE 13, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 13, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in protection from abuse, further
providing for contempt for violation of order or agreement.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6114(b) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph to read:
ยง 6114. Contempt for violation of order or agreement.
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(b) Trial and punishment.--
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(1.1) The following shall apply:
(i) When the basis for a charge of indirect criminal
contempt does not include a threat to commit violence or
the commission of violence, a court may order the
defendant to undergo a drug and alcohol evaluation or a
mental health evaluation, or both, and direct the
defendant to comply with any recommendations resulting
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