Pennsylvania HB 2646: An Act amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further providing for penalties.

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2017-2018 Regular Session HB 2646 PN 4007 Bill Text (HTM) 

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PRINTER'S NO. 4007 

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL 

No.

2646 

Session of 

2018 

INTRODUCED BY CONKLIN AND MURT, SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2018 

AN ACT

Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania 

Consolidated Statutes, in child protective services, further 

providing for penalties.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 6319(b) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania 

Consolidated Statutes is amended and the section is amended by 

adding a subsection to read:

§ 6319. Penalties.

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[(b) Continuing course of action.--If a person's willful 

failure under subsection (a) continues while the person knows or 

has reasonable cause to believe the child is actively being 

subjected to child abuse, the person commits a misdemeanor of 

the first degree, except that if the child abuse constitutes a 

felony of the first degree or higher, the person commits a 

felony of the third degree.]

(b.1) Continuing course of action.--

(1) A person commits an offense if the person's willful 

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failure under subsection (a) continues while the person knows 

or has reasonable cause to believe the child is being 

subjected to child abuse or the person knows or has 

reasonable cause to believe an individual suspected of child 

abuse is subjecting additional children to child abuse.

(2) An offense under this section is a misdemeanor of 

the first degree, except that if the child abuse constitutes 

a felony of the first degree or higher, the person commits a 

felony of the third degree if the person knows or has 

reasonable cause to believe there is one victim.

(3) An offense under this section is a felony of the 

third degree, except that if the child abuse constitutes a 

felony of the first degree or higher, the person commits a 

felony of the second degree if the person knows or has 

reasonable cause to believe there is more than one victim.

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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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