PRINTER'S NO. 807
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
710
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, FONTANA, KEARNEY, HUGHES, COMITTA, MUTH,
SANTARSIERO, COLLETT, BREWSTER, SCHWANK, KANE, SAVAL, STREET
AND A. WILLIAMS, MAY 25, 2021
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MAY 25, 2021
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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