35 Pa. Stat. § 7620.302

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 7620.302 - Procedure
(a)General rule. - -In all judicial districts within this Commonwealth, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall, upon request of the victim and with notice to the defendant, make application to the court for HIV-related testing of the defendant for a violation of any of the following provisions under 18 Pa.C.S. (relating to crimes and offenses):

Section 3121 (relating to rape).

Section 3122.1 (relating to statutory sexual assault).

Section 3123(relating to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse).

Section 3124.1 (relating to sexual assault).

Section 3124.2 (relating to institutional sexual assault).

Section 3125 (relating to aggravated indecent assault).

Section 3126 (relating to indecent assault).

Section 4302 (relating to incest).

Section 4304(relating to endangering welfare of children) if the offense involved sexual contact with the victim.

Section 6301(relating to corruption of minors) if the offense involved sexual contact with the victim.

Section 6312(relating to sexual abuse of children) if the offense involved sexual contact with the victim.

Section 6320(relating to sexual exploitation of children) if the offense involved sexual contact with the victim.

(b)Timing. - - In the case of the Commonwealth proceeding under subsection (a):
(1) In the First Judicial District, the HIV-related test shall be administered no later than 48 hours after the filing of the bill of information.
(2) In judicial districts other than the First Judicial District, the HIV-related test shall be administered no later than 48 hours after the filing of the criminal information.
(c)Alternative.--In the event the victim fails to request HIV-related testing of the defendant as set forth in subsection (a), the victim may request that HIV-related testing be performed on the defendant at any point after the time period set forth in subsection (b) expires until six weeks after the date of conviction. In such an event, the attorney for the Commonwealth shall make application to the court, at the request of the victim, with notice to the defendant, for HIV-related testing of the defendant.

35 P.S. § 7620.302

Added by P.L. 2630 2012 No. 201, § 302, eff. 12/24/2012.