PRINTER'S NO. 1368
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
948
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY FARNESE, COLLETT, MUTH, FONTANA AND COSTA,
NOVEMBER 12, 2019
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 12, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in preliminary
provisions, providing for commencement of action alleging
childhood sexual abuse.
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 a section to read:
ยง 5112. Commencement of action alleging childhood sexual abuse.
(a) Nondisclosure.--A party commencing a civil action that
alleges childhood sexual abuse may file the action without
disclosing the identity of the victim and the names of each
parent or guardian filing the civil action on behalf of the
minor child.
(b) Petition.--
(1) Subject to paragraph (2), a party against whom a
civil action under subsection (a) has been filed may petition
the court for determining the victim's identity and the names
of each parent or guardian who made the filing.
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(2) Except for disclosure under paragraph (1), the
information shall remain confidential and may not be
disclosed.
(3) Each reference in a pleading or other filing in a
civil action under subsection (a) shall refer to the alleged
victim as designated in the victim's original filing.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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