PRINTER'S NO. 1686
No. 1279 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, JANUARY 29, 2002
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JANUARY 29, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the
3 definition of "dangerous juvenile offender."
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6302 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
8 § 6302. Definitions.
9 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
10 shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
11 meanings given to them in this section:
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13 "Dangerous juvenile offender." A child who has been
14 determined by the court to meet all of the following
15 requirements:
16 (1) Is 15 years of age or older.
17 (2) Has been adjudicated delinquent for one or more of
18 the following offenses:
1 (i) Attempted murder.
2 (ii) Voluntary manslaughter.
3 (iii) Rape.
4 (iv) Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.
5 (v) Kidnapping.
6 (vi) Robbery as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. §
7 3701(a)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii) (relating to robbery).
8 (vii) Felonious aggravated assault as defined in 18
9 Pa.C.S. § 2702 (relating to aggravated assault).
10 (viii) Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
11 (ix) Arson as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3301(a)
12 (relating to arson and related offenses).
13 (3) Has been previously adjudicated delinquent
14 subsequent to the child's 12th birthday for one or more of
15 the following offenses:
16 (i) Attempted murder.
17 (ii) Voluntary manslaughter.
18 (iii) Rape.
19 (iv) Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse.
20 (v) Kidnapping.
21 (vi) Robbery as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. §
22 3701(a)(1)(i), (ii) or (iii) (relating to robbery).
23 (vii) Felonious aggravated assault as defined in 18
24 Pa.C.S. § 2702 (relating to aggravated assault).
25 (viii) Aggravated assault with a deadly weapon.
26 (ix) Arson as defined in 18 Pa.C.S. § 3301(a)
27 (relating to arson and related offenses).
28 An adjudication for an offense arising from the same criminal
29 episode as the offense considered under paragraph (2) shall not
30 be considered an adjudication for the purpose of this paragraph.
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2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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