2015 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 97 - Sentencing
Section 9720.5 - Sentencing for offenses involving sexual abuse of children
§ 9720.5. Sentencing for offenses involving sexual abuse of children.
The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, in accordance with section 2154 (relating to adoption of guidelines for sentencing), shall provide for a sentence enhancement within its guidelines for an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of children), specifying variations from the range of sentences applicable based on such aggravating circumstances as the age of the child or a determination of prepubescence, the number of images possessed by the defendant and the nature and character of the abuse depicted in the images.
(Dec. 18, 2013, P.L.1163, No.105, eff. Jan. 1, 2014)
2013 Amendment. Act 105 added section 9720.5.
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