§ 62A14. Contempt for violation of order
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial ProcedureEffective: July 1, 2015
Effective: July 1, 2015
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 62A14
§ 62A14. Contempt for violation of order
(a) General rule.--Where the police department, sheriff or the plaintiff has filed charges of indirect criminal contempt against a defendant for violation of an order or court-approved consent agreement entered into under this chapter, the court may hold the defendant in indirect criminal contempt and punish the defendant in accordance with law.
(c) Minor defendant.--Any defendant who is a minor and who is charged with indirect criminal contempt for allegedly violating a protection order related to sexual violence shall be considered to have committed an alleged delinquent act as that term is defined in section 6302 (relating to definitions) and shall be treated as provided in Chapter 63 (relating to juvenile matters).
(1) The appropriate releasing authority or other official as designated by local rule shall use all reasonable means to notify the victim sufficiently in advance of the release of the offender from any incarceration imposed under subsection (d). Notification shall be required for work release, furlough, medical leave, community service, discharge, escape and recapture. Notification shall include the terms and conditions imposed on any temporary release from custody.
(f) Multiple remedies.--Disposition of a charge of indirect criminal contempt shall not preclude the prosecution of other criminal charges associated with the incident giving rise to the contempt, nor shall disposition of other criminal charges preclude prosecution of indirect criminal contempt associated with the criminal conduct giving rise to the charges.
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2014, March 21, P.L. 365, No. 25, § 1, effective July 1, 2015.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 62A14, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 62A14
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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