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§ 5987. Use of dolls

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: July 15, 2004

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 59. Depositions and Witnesses (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter D. Child Victims and Witnesses (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 15, 2004
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5987
§ 5987. Use of dolls
Currentness
In any criminal proceeding charging physical abuse, indecent contact or any of the offenses enumerated in 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 31 (relating to sexual offenses), the court shall permit the use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins to assist a child in testifying on direct examination and cross-examination.

Credits

1986, Feb. 21, P.L. 41, No. 14, § 1, effective in 60 days. Amended 1996, Dec. 18, P.L. 1077, No. 161, § 5, effective in 60 days; 2004, July 15, P.L. 736, No. 87, § 4, imd. effective.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5987, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 5987
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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