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§ 5554. Tolling of statute

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Refs & Annos)
Part VI. Actions, Proceedings and Other Matters Generally
Chapter 55. Limitation of Time (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter C. Criminal Proceedings (Refs & Annos)
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5554
§ 5554. Tolling of statute
Currentness
Except as provided by section 5553(e) (relating to disposition of proceedings within two years), the period of limitation does not run during any time when:
(1) the accused is continuously absent from this Commonwealth or has no reasonably ascertainable place of abode or work within this Commonwealth;
(2) a prosecution against the accused for the same conduct is pending in this Commonwealth; or
(3) a child is under 18 years of age, where the crime involves injuries to the person of the child caused by the wrongful act, or neglect, or unlawful violence, or negligence of the child's parents or by a person responsible for the child's welfare, or any individual residing in the same home as the child, or a paramour of the child's parent.

Credits

1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 5553. Renumbered § 5554 and amended 1978, April 28, P.L. 202, No. 53, § 10(66), effective June 27, 1978. Amended 1985, July 10, P.L. 193, No. 49, § 1, effective in 60 days.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5554, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5554
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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