Pennsylvania Act 2018-50 — CRIMES CODE (18 PA.C.S.) - PROHIBITING ACCELERATED REHABILITATION DISPOSITION FOR CHILD SEXUAL OFFENSES

Act text

Session of 2018

No. 2018-50

HB 594

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in authorized disposition of offenders, prohibiting Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition for child sexual offenses.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 1111. Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition prohibited.

The attorney for the Commonwealth may not recommend and the court may not authorize placement on Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition for a violation of any offense set forth in any of the following if the victim was, at the time of the commission of the offense, under 18 years of age:

(1) Section 3121 (relating to rape).

(2) Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse).

(3) Section 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent assault).

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 28th day of June, A.D. 2018.

TOM WOLF