Amendment 973 to Senate Bill 501 P.N. 0483, Regular Session 2019-2020

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AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 501

Sponsor: SENATOR BAKER

Printer's No. 483

Amend Bill, page 2, lines 4 and 5, by striking out "and the

section is amended by adding a subsection"

Amend Bill, page 3, lines 21 through 23, by striking out all

of said lines

Amend Bill, page 5, lines 10 through 12, by striking out ",

the duration of terms of probation and maximum" in line 10 and

all of lines 11 and 12 and inserting

and the duration of terms of probation.

Amend Bill, page 25, line 20, by inserting after "offenders)"

or I (relating to continued registration of sexual

offenders)

Amend Bill, page 29, line 2, by striking out "it is"

Amend Bill, page 29, line 6, by striking out the period after

"N-hydroxy-3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine" and inserting

when the aggregate weight of the compound or mixture

containing the substance involved is at least 1,000 tablets,

capsules, caplets or other dosage units, or 300 grams.

(7) Fentenyl or a mixture containing fentenyl, if the

aggregate weight of the compound or mixture containing the

fentenyl is 50 grams or more.

Amend Bill, page 30, line 10, by inserting after "offenders)"

or I (relating to continued registration of sexual

offenders)

Amend Bill, page 34, lines 3 and 4, by striking out "counsel

for"

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Amend Bill, page 34, line 4, by inserting a bracket before

"defendant[,"

Amend Bill, page 34, line 4, by striking out the bracket

before the comma after "defendant"

Amend Bill, page 34, line 4, by inserting after

"defendant[,]"

eligible person, the commission

Amend Bill, page 39, by inserting between lines 4 and 5

(1.1) A police officer commissioned under section 1 of

the act of May 21, 1943 (P.L.469, No.210), entitled "An act

providing for commissioning as police officers certain

employes of institutions maintained in whole or in part by

the Commonwealth; conferring upon them the powers of

constables in certain cases; and imposing duties on wardens

and keepers of jails, police stations and lock-ups," shall

have the authority to issue a warrant for the return of a

participant who is not in compliance with the terms of the

drug offender treatment program to the custody of the

department.

Amend Bill, page 40, lines 1 through 3, by striking out "The

General Assembly" in line 1, all of line 2 and "deliberate upon

reports under this section." in line 3

Amend Bill, page 42, line 13, by inserting after "offenders)"

or I (relating to continued registration of sexual

offenders)

Amend Bill, page 51, lines 28 through 30; page 52, lines 1

through 5; by striking out "persons committed for or with an

aggregate sentence" in line 28, all of lines 29 and 30 on page

51 and all of lines 1 through 5 on page 52 and inserting

drug trafficking as defined in section 4103 (relating to

definitions);

Amend Bill, page 53, lines 15 through 24, by striking out the

colon in line 15 and all of lines 16 through 24 and inserting

the violation:

(1) was sexual in nature;

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(2) involved assaultive behavior or included a credible

threat to cause bodily harm to another;

(3) involved possession or control of a weapon; and

(4) involved escape or possessing implements of escape.

Amend Bill, page 54, lines 1 through 11, by striking out all

of said lines and inserting

(8) (i) A parolee under the board's supervision who is

alleged to have committed a technical parole violation

may be arrested and detained for a period not to exceed

seven days, provided that either the parolee is detained

on a 48-hour warrant or the parolee is brought before a

hearing examiner within 48 hours to determine if the

parolee shall be released or held for the remainder of

the seven days or a shorter period. The chairman of the

board shall adopt procedures governing the appropriate

use of brief detention under this section so that

technical violations enumerated under paragraph (1) are

not resolved with brief detention.

(ii) This paragraph shall not apply to parolees if:

(A) the violation was sexual in nature;

(B) the violation involved assaultive behavior;

of a weapon;

(D) the violation involved escape or possessing

implements of escape; or

(E) there exists an identifiable threat to

public safety.

Amend Bill, page 54, lines 24 through 28, by striking out "or

to" in line 24, all of lines 25 through 27 and "parole)" in line

Amend Bill, page 55, by inserting between lines 18 and 19

(iv) The amendment of 61 Pa.C.S. §§ 4101, 4103,

4104, 4105 and 4107.

Amend Bill, page 55, line 19, by striking out "(iv)" and

inserting

(v)

Amend Bill, page 55, line 21, by striking out "(v)" and

inserting

(vi)

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