PRINTER'S NO. 1460
No. 1268 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY ECKENSBERGER, ZORD, DOYLE, ZELLER, POLITE, LEHR,
PITTS, REED, GIAMMARCO, PRATT, SCIRICA, CIMINI, CUMBERLAND
AND STAPLETON, MAY 7, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 7, 1975
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, changing the time limitations for
3 prosecution of certain offenses.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Subsections (a) and (b) of section 108 of Title
7 18, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the
8 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, added December 6, 1972
9 (P.L.1482, No.334) and amended March 26, 1974 (No.46), are
10 amended to read:
11 § 108. Time limitations.
12 (a) Murder.--A prosecution for murder of the first degree,
13 of the second degree, [or] of the third degree or voluntary
14 manslaughter may be commenced at any time.
15 (b) Other offenses.--Except as otherwise provided in this
16 section, prosecutions for other offenses are subject to the
17 following periods of limitation:
18 (1) A prosecution for any of the following offenses
1 under this code must be commenced within five years after it
2 is committed:
3 Section 2901 (relating to kidnapping)
4 Section 3121 (relating to rape)
5 Section 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate
6 sexual intercourse)
7 Section 3301 (relating to arson and related offenses)
8 Section 3502 (relating to burglary)
9 Section 3701 (relating to robbery)
10 Section 4101 (relating to forgery)
11 Section 4902 (relating to perjury)
12 (2) A prosecution for any other offense under this code
13 must be commenced within two years after it is committed.
14 * * *
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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