Bill Text: PA HB1484 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: In sentencing, further providing for payment of court costs, restitution and fines.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-12 - Referred to JUDICIARY [HB1484 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB1484-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 1846
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 1484 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY MANN, FRANKEL, HARRIS, HORNAMAN, KIRKLAND, KOTIK, MURPHY, MURT, SABATINA, SIPTROTH, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 12, 2009
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 12, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further
providing for payment of court costs, restitution and fines.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9730 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 9730. Payment of court costs, restitution and fines.
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(a.1) Assignment.--
(1) A defendant may agree to an assignment of income to
pay court costs, fines and restitution owed by the defendant.
Subject to such agreement, a court shall issue an order
assigning not more than 25% of the defendant's gross salary,
wages or other earnings to the court for payment of any fine,
court cost or restitution. Upon entry of an assignment under
this subsection, the court shall provide notice of the
assignment to the defendant's employer by certified mail.
(2) An employer who receives notice of the assignment
shall withhold the amount specified in the notice from any
money the employer pays to the defendant beginning one week
after receipt of the notice of assignment. Within five days
after the day on which the employer pays money to the
defendant, the employer shall send the amount to be withheld
to the court providing notice. Payment shall be by check
payable to the court.
(3) The employer shall be entitled to deduct from the
moneys collected from each employee under this subsection the
costs incurred from the extra bookkeeping necessary to record
such transactions, not exceeding $5 of the amount of money so
collected.
(4) An employer subject to an order under this
subsection shall notify the court in writing within ten days
if the defendant is no longer employed by the employer or
subsequently terminates employment and shall provide the
court with the defendant's last known address, Social
Security number and name of new employer, if known.
(5) This subsection shall apply only to payment of
costs, fines and restitution ordered by the minor judiciary.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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