2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 59 - Depositions and Witnesses
5945.2 - Confidential communications to crime stopper or similar anticrime program.

     § 5945.2.  Confidential communications to crime stopper or
                similar anticrime program.
        (a)  General rule.--No person engaged in, connected with or
     employed by any crime stopper or similar anticrime program shall
     be required in any manner to disclose the source of any
     information received, procured or obtained by such person or
     crime stopper or similar anticrime program in any legal
     proceeding, trial or investigation before any government unit.
        (b)  Definition.--As used in this section, "crime stopper or
     similar anticrime program" means a private, nonprofit
     organization that accepts and expends donations for rewards to
     persons who report to the organization information concerning
     criminal activity and that forwards the information to the
     appropriate law enforcement agency.
     (Dec. 20, 2000, P.L.742, No.105, eff. 60 days)

        2000 Amendment.  Act 105 added section 5945.2.
        Cross References.  Section 5945.2 is referred to in sections
     4415, 4436 of this title sections 566, 586 of Title 2
     (Administrative Law and Procedure).

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