2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Chapter 31 - Sexual Offenses
3124.2 - Institutional sexual assault.

     § 3124.2.  Institutional sexual assault.
        (a)  General rule.--Except as provided in sections 3121
     (relating to rape), 3122.1 (relating to statutory sexual
     assault), 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual
     intercourse), 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault) and 3125
     (relating to aggravated indecent assault), a person who is an
     employee or agent of the Department of Corrections or a county
     correctional authority, youth development center, youth forestry
     camp, State or county juvenile detention facility, other
     licensed residential facility serving children and youth, or
     mental health or mental retardation facility or institution
     commits a felony of the third degree when that person engages in
     sexual intercourse, deviate sexual intercourse or indecent
     contact with an inmate, detainee, patient or resident.
        (b)  Definition.--As used in this section, the term "agent"
     means a person who is assigned to work in a State or county
     correctional or juvenile detention facility, a youth development
     center, youth forestry camp, other licensed residential facility
     serving children and youth, or mental health or mental
     retardation facility or institution who is employed by any State
     or county agency or any person employed by an entity providing
     contract services to the agency.
     (Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1240, No.157, eff. 60 days; May 10, 2000,
     P.L.38, No.12, eff. imd.)

        Cross References.  Section 3124.2 is referred to in section
     9795.1 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).

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