2022 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Act 144 - JUDICIAL CODE (42 PA.C.S.) - SEXUAL OFFENSES AND TIER SYSTEM
Session of 2022
No. 2022-144
SB 118
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for sexual offenses and tier system.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9799.14(c)(1) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and subsections (b) and (c) are amended by adding paragraphs to read:
§ 9799.14. Sexual offenses and tier system.
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(b) Tier I sexual offenses.--The following offenses shall be classified as Tier I sexual offenses:
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(4.1) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3011(a)(1) and (2) (relating to trafficking in individuals).
(4.2) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3013 (relating to patronizing a victim of sexual servitude).
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(c) Tier II sexual offenses.--The following offenses shall be classified as Tier II sexual offenses:
(1) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3011(b) [(relating to trafficking in individuals)].
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(1.4) 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012 (relating to involuntary servitude) as it relates to sexual servitude.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
APPROVED--The 3rd day of November, A.D. 2022.
TOM WOLF
