Bill Text: PA SB522 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for loss of property rights to the Commonwealth.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 9-3)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-14 - Referred to JUDICIARY [SB522 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-SB522-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 523
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 522 Session of2011
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, KITCHEN, KASUNIC, TARTAGLIONE, FONTANA, SOLOBAY, RAFFERTY, ERICKSON, BOSCOLA, BREWSTER, STACK AND BROWNE, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 14, 2011
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
loss of property rights to the Commonwealth.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6801(h) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 6801. Controlled substances forfeiture.
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(h) Authorization to utilize property.--The district
attorney and the Attorney General shall utilize forfeited
property or proceeds thereof for the purpose of enforcing the
provisions of The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and
Cosmetic Act[.], 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to crimes and offenses)
and 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to vehicles). In appropriate cases, the
district attorney and the Attorney General may designate
proceeds from forfeited property to be utilized by community-
based drug and crime-fighting programs and for relocation and
protection of witnesses in criminal cases.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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