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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BARRAR, METCALFE, BAKER, CREIGHTON, FARRY, GABLER, GEIST, GINGRICH, GROVE, HORNAMAN, KAUFFMAN, KAVULICH, MILNE, MOUL, MURT, PYLE, RAPP, ROAE, ROCK, SCHRODER, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, JUNE 7, 2011 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 7, 2011 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the |
2 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for |
3 | other offenses. |
4 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
5 | hereby enacts as follows: |
6 | Section 1. Section 5552(c) introductory paragraph of Title |
7 | 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and the |
8 | section is amended by adding a subsection to read: |
9 | § 5552. Other offenses. |
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11 | (b.2) Election Code offenses.--A prosecution for any offense |
12 | under Article XVIII of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, |
13 | No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, must be |
14 | commenced within four years after it is committed. |
15 | (c) Exceptions.--If the period prescribed in subsection (a), |
16 | (b) [or], (b.1) or (b.2) has expired, a prosecution may |
17 | nevertheless be commenced for: |
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2 | Section 2. The addition or amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § |
3 | 5552(b.2) and (c) introductory paragraph shall apply to offenses |
4 | committed under Article XVIII of the act of June 3, 1937 |
5 | (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, on |
6 | or after the effective date of this section. |
7 | Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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