PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1463
PRINTER'S NO. 1939
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
969
Session of
2020
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, MARTIN, YAW, KILLION, MENSCH AND YUDICHAK,
JANUARY 24, 2020
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, SEPTEMBER 8, 2020
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111),
entitled "An act providing for victims' rights; imposing
penalties; establishing remedies; establishing the Office of
Victim Advocate, the Bureau of Victims' Services, the
Victims' Services Advisory Committee, the State Offender
Supervision Fund and other funds; and making repeals," in
preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in
crime victims, further providing for responsibilities of
department, local correctional facilities and board; in
administration, further providing for office and for powers
and duties of victim advocate and providing for
confidentiality of records; and, in financial matters,
further providing for costs for offender supervision
programs.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The definitions of "board" and "victim advocate"
in section 103 of the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882,
No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, are amended to read:
Section 103. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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