Bill Text: PA SB543 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for statutes of limitations for certain offenses.

Sponsorship: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 10-5)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-14 - Referred to JUDICIARY [SB543 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB543-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 525
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 543 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY BREWSTER, ERICKSON, FONTANA, RAFFERTY, TARTAGLIONE, ORIE, SOLOBAY, STACK, KASUNIC, COSTA, BOSCOLA, WASHINGTON AND WARD, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
statutes of limitations for certain offenses.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5551 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 5551. No limitation applicable.
A prosecution for the following offenses may be commenced at
any time:
(1) Murder.
(2) Voluntary manslaughter.
(3) Conspiracy to commit murder or solicitation to
commit murder if a murder results from the conspiracy or
solicitation.
(4) Any felony alleged to have been perpetrated in
connection with a murder of the first or second degree, as
set forth in 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502(a) or (b) and (d) (relating to
murder).
(5) A violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3742 (relating to
accidents involving death or personal injury) [or], 3732
(relating to homicide by vehicle) or 3735 (relating to
homicide by vehicle while driving under influence) if the
accused was the driver of a vehicle involved in an accident
resulting in the death of any person.
(6) A violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(1), (2), (4) or
(7) (relating to aggravated assault) if the accused knew the
victim was a law enforcement officer and the law enforcement
officer was acting within the scope of the officer's duties.
Section 2. The amendment of 42 Pa.C.S. § 5551(5) shall apply
to offenses as to which the applicable period of limitations has
not expired on the effective date of this section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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