PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1278 PRINTER'S NO 1419
No. 1047 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY HELFRICK, JULY 8, 1999
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, OCTOBER 20, 1999
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for institutional 3 sexual assault. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 3124.2 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania 7 Consolidated Statutes, added December 21, 1998 (P.L.1240, 8 No.157), is amended to read: 9 § 3124.2. Institutional sexual assault. 10 (a) General rule.--A person who is an employee or agent of 11 the Department of Corrections or a county correctional 12 authority, youth development center, State or county juvenile 13 detention facility or State, OTHER LICENSED RESIDENTIAL FACILITY <-- 14 SERVING CHILDREN AND YOUTH, OR mental health OR MENTAL <-- 15 RETARDATION facility OR INSTITUTION commits a misdemeanor of the <-- 16 first degree if the person engages in sexual intercourse, 17 deviate sexual intercourse or indecent contact with an inmate, 18 patient or resident.
1 (b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "agent" 2 means a person who is assigned to work in a State or county 3 correctional or juvenile detention facility or, a youth <-- 4 development center or State, OTHER LICENSED RESIDENTIAL FACILITY <-- 5 SERVING CHILDREN AND YOUTH, OR mental health OR MENTAL <-- 6 RETARDATION facility OR INSTITUTION who is employed by any State <-- 7 or county agency or any person employed by an entity providing 8 contract services to the [Department of Corrections or county 9 correctional authority] agency. 10 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately. F28L18WMB/19990S1047B1419 - 2 -