PENNSYLVANIA, June 28 - PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 806

PRINTER'S NO. 900

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

708

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY BARTOLOTTA, HUGHES, HAYWOOD, TARTAGLIONE,

SANTARSIERO, COLLETT, MENSCH, J. WARD, SCHWANK, COSTA, BAKER,

STREET, KANE, BROWNE AND COMITTA, MAY 25, 2021

SENATOR BAKER, JUDICIARY, AS AMENDED, JUNE 15, 2021

AN ACT

Amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111),

entitled "An act providing for victims' rights; imposing

penalties; establishing remedies; establishing the Office of

Victim Advocate, the Bureau of Victims' Services, the

Victims' Services Advisory Committee, the State Offender

Supervision Fund and other funds; and making repeals," in

preliminary provisions, further providing for definitions; in

crime victims, further providing for rights, for

responsibilities of victims of crime under basic bill of

rights, for responsibilities of State and local law

enforcement agencies and, for responsibilities of

prosecutor's office AND FOR RESPONSIBILITIES OF JUVENILE

PROBATION OFFICE; in administration, further providing for

office, for powers and duties of victim advocate and for

powers and duties of Office of Victims' Services; in

compensation, further providing for persons eligible for

compensation, for filing of claims for compensation, for

minimum allowable claim, for determination of claims, for

emergency awards, for awards and for confidentiality of

records; in services, further providing for eligibility of

victims; in financial matters, further providing for costs

and for costs for offender supervision programs; and, in

enforcement, further providing for subrogation AND FOR

REVICTIMIZATION RELIEF.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. The definitions of "crime," "intervenor," "local

law enforcement agency," "loss of earnings," "out-of-pocket

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