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§ 28. Minors may be committed to care of society, after conviction of crime

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 11 P.S. Children

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 11 P.S. Children (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 2. Care and Commitment of Minors in General (Refs & Annos)
11 P.S. § 28
§ 28. Minors may be committed to care of society, after conviction of crime
Currentness
It shall be lawful for any justice of the peace,1 magistrate or judge of any court, to commit minors to any society, duly incorporated, having for one of its objects the protection of children from cruelty, or the placing of children not otherwise provided for in families, upon complaint and due proof made of facts such as are set forth in the first section of this act,2 after the said minors have been duly convicted of any criminal offense.

Credits

1893, June 8, P.L. 399, No. 301, § 2.

Footnotes

1
Reference to “justice of the peace” deemed to be reference to a magisterial district judge, pursuant to 2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1618, No. 207, § 28(1).
2
11 P.S. § 27.
11 P.S. § 28, PA ST 11 P.S. § 28
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 1. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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