PRINTER'S NO. 385
No. 372 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY WILT, FEBRUARY 3, 1989
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 3, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for fees in bad
3 check and forgery prosecutions.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 3572.1. Fees in bad check and forgery prosecutions.
9 (a) General rule.--The court shall order a defendant who has
10 been convicted of, has pleaded guilty to or has pleaded nolo
11 contendere to a violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4101 (relating to
12 forgery) or 4105 (relating to bad checks) to pay a fine to and
13 for the use of the district attorney of the county in which the
14 prosecution was commenced.
15 (b) Amount of fine.--The amount of the fine shall be as
16 follows:
17 (1) Five dollars, if the face amount of the check or
18 sight order does not exceed $10.
1 (2) Ten dollars, if the face amount of the check or
2 sight order is greater than $10 but does not exceed $100.
3 (3) Thirty dollars, if the face amount of the check or
4 sight order is greater than $100 but does not exceed $300.
5 (4) Fifty dollars, if the face amount of the check or
6 sight order is greater than $300 but does not exceed $500.
7 (5) Seventy-five dollars, if the face amount of the
8 check or sight order is greater than $500.
9 (c) Altered instrument.--In the case of a check or sight
10 order that was forged by altering the face amount, the face
11 amount as altered shall govern for purposes of determining the
12 appropriate fee.
13 (d) Use of fees.--Fees collected under this section shall be
14 deposited in the county treasury in a special fund to be
15 administered by the district attorney. Expenditures from the
16 fund shall be made at the sole discretion of the district
17 attorney and may be used to defray the salaries and expenses of
18 the district attorney's office. In no event may the district
19 attorney supplement his salary from money in the fund.
20 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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