PRINTER'S NO. 1205
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
976
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, BREWSTER, TEPLITZ, BROOKS, COSTA,
RAFFERTY, ALLOWAY, TARTAGLIONE, VULAKOVICH, HUGHES AND
BROWNE, AUGUST 13, 2015
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, AUGUST 13, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in wiretapping and electronic
surveillance, further providing for definitions and for
exceptions to prohibition of interception and disclosure of
communications.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The introductory paragraph of the definition of
"crime of violence" and paragraph (3) of the definition of
"electronic, mechanical or other device" in section 5702 of
Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended
and the section is amended by adding definitions to read:
ยง 5702. Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words and phrases
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Crime of violence." [Any] Subject to section 5704(19)(i)(B)
(III) (relating to exceptions to prohibition of interception and
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