An Act amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in limitation of time relating to criminal proceedings, further providing for other offenses.

Summary

The bill amends the criminal code so that prosecutions for many major offenses must start within five years of the alleged act. It covers crimes ranging from attempted murder, solicitation and conspiracy to murder, to drug‑related deaths, assault, kidnapping, arson, robbery, fraud, bribery, perjury, witness intimidation and certain firearm and prostitution offenses. By imposing this time limit, it changes how long the state can bring charges and what defendants can expect.

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