PRINTER'S NO. 1375
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
943
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, FONTANA, MUTH, HUGHES, L. WILLIAMS,
SANTARSIERO, FARNESE, KEARNEY, TARTAGLIONE, SCHWANK, STREET,
DINNIMAN, SABATINA, BREWSTER, COLLETT, BROWNE AND HAYWOOD,
NOVEMBER 15, 2019
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 15, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, providing
for sentencing for hate-based intimidation and for community
impact statements.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding sections to read:
§ 9720.9. Sentencing for hate-based intimidation.
(a) Condition of probation.--In addition to any other
penalties or fines imposed, a person who has been convicted of
an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2710 (relating to ethnic
intimidation) may be required as a condition of probation to:
(1) complete at least eight hours of educational
instruction relating to the community against whom the person
convicted has shown bias; or
(2) complete at least eight hours of community service
in benefit to the community against whom the person has shown
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