PENNSYLVANIA, September 21 - PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 507

PRINTER'S NO. 802

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

516

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, MARTIN, MENSCH, STEFANO AND LANGERHOLC,

APRIL 1, 2021

SENATOR BAKER, JUDICIARY, AS AMENDED, MAY 25, 2021

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further

providing for payment of court costs, restitution and fines.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 9730(b)(4) of Title 42 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended and subsection (b)

is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 9730. Payment of court costs, restitution and fines.

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(b) Procedures regarding default.--

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(2.1) If the issuing authority, senior judge or senior

magisterial district judge schedules a financial

determination hearing for the defendant and provides notice

to a defendant of the hearing, but the defendant fails to

appear at the financial determination hearing, the issuing

authority, senior judge or senior magisterial district judge

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