H0006B3763A08675 RZ:CDM 07/03/08 #90 A08675 AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 6 Sponsor: SENATOR PILEGGI Printer's No. 3763 1 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 1), page 2, line 11, by inserting after 2 "board" 3 and any other paroling entity 4 Amend Sec. 1 (Sec. 1), page 2, line 12, by inserting after 5 "board" 6 and any other paroling entity 7 Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 17), page 5, line 24, by inserting after 8 "9762(B)(2)." 9 Prior to making a decision to parole a person committed to 10 county confinement within the jurisdiction of the court pursuant 11 to 42 Pa.C.S. § 9762(b)(2) from a sentence of imprisonment 12 imposed following conviction for a personal injury crime, each 13 victim who has registered to receive victim services in 14 connection with the personal injury crime shall be given an 15 opportunity by the court to submit a preparole statement to the 16 court expressing concerns or recommendations regarding the 17 parole or parole supervision of the person. The district 18 attorney shall, immediately following sentence in cases where a 19 sentence of confinement has been imposed and the sentenced 20 person remains within the jurisdiction of the court pursuant to 21 section 9762(b)(2), notify each registered victim that they 22 shall have the opportunity to submit a preparole statement to 23 the court. Each victim shall have the responsibility of 24 notifying the court of their intention to submit a preparole 25 statement and shall provide and keep current an appropriate 26 mailing address. Preparole statements submitted pursuant to this 27 subsection shall be subject to the confidentiality provisions 28 contained in section 22.1 applicable to preparole statements 29 submitted to the board, shall be considered by the court prior 30 to any parole decision, and each victim submitting a preparole 31 statement shall be given notice of the court's parole decision. 32 Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 17), page 5, line 25, by inserting after 33 "shall"
1 also 2 Amend Sec. 4 (Sec. 17), page 5, line 27, by inserting after 3 "duties)." 4 For purposes of this subsection, the phrase "personal injury 5 crime" shall have the meaning set forth in section 11.103 of the 6 act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the "Crime 7 Victims Act," and the term "victim" shall mean, in addition to 8 the meaning set forth in section 11.103 of the "Crime Victims 9 Act," a member of the victim's family if the victim is incapable 10 of communicating or has died. G3L90RZ/HB0006A08675 - 2 -