Bill Text: PA HB2489 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: In administration of justice, further providing for contempt powers of magisterial district judges.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-6)

Status: (Engrossed - Dead) 2010-06-23 - Referred to JUDICIARY [HB2489 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-HB2489-Introduced.html

  

 

    

PRINTER'S NO.  3719

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

2489

Session of

2010

  

  

INTRODUCED BY BRENNAN, CALTAGIRONE, GRUCELA, HARKINS, KULA, LONGIETTI, MANN, MIRABITO, MURPHY, PASHINSKI, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, THOMAS, VULAKOVICH, YOUNGBLOOD, KIRKLAND, SWANGER, GROVE, SABATINA, CREIGHTON, WHITE, MAHONEY, J. TAYLOR AND BELFANTI, MAY 5, 2010

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 5, 2010  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in administration of

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justice, further providing for contempt powers of magisterial

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district judges.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 4137(a)(2) of Title 42 of the

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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

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§ 4137.  Contempt powers of magisterial district judges.

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(a)  General rule.-- A magisterial district judge shall have

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the power to issue attachments and impose summary punishments

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for criminal contempts of a magisterial district judge court in

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the following cases:

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(2)  Failure of a person to obey lawful process in the

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nature of a subpoena or fingerprint order issued by a

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magisterial district judge.

 


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

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