Pennsylvania § 5982 Definitions

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5982 — Definitions

Pennsylvania § 5982

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VI

Ch. 59DEPOSITIONS AND WITNESSES

Subch.CHILD VICTIMS AND WITNESSES

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Bluebook

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5982 (2026).

Text

The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Child"or"children."An individual or individuals under 18 years of age.

"Contemporaneous alternative method."Any method of capturing the visual images, oral communications and other information presented during a prosecution or adjudication involving a child victim or a child material witness and transmitting and receiving such images, communications and other information at or about the time of their creation, including, but not limited to, closed-circuit television, streaming image sent via the Internet or an intranet and any other devices or systems used to accomplish such ends.

"Minor."An individual who, at the time of the

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The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:

"Child"or"children."An individual or individuals under 18 years of age.

"Contemporaneous alternative method."Any method of capturing the visual images, oral communications and other information presented during a prosecution or adjudication involving a child victim or a child material witness and transmitting and receiving such images, communications and other information at or about the time of their creation, including, but not limited to, closed-circuit television, streaming image sent via the Internet or an intranet and any other devices or systems used to accomplish such ends.

"Minor."An individual who, at the time of the commission of the offense involving sexual or physical abuse, is under 18 years of age.

"Qualified shorthand reporter."An individual engaged in the active practice of general shorthand reporting who is skilled in the art of verbatim reporting by the use of a written shorthand system, whether manual or machine; or any individual who is an official court or legislative reporter; or any individual who is the holder of a certified shorthand reporter certificate mandated by State or Federal law.

Legislative History

(Dec. 18, 1996, P.L.1077, No.161, eff. 60 days; July 15, 2004, P.L.736, No.87, eff. imd.; Dec. 18, 2013, P.L.1181, No.109, eff. 60 days; Feb. 5, 2020, P.L.1, No.1, eff. 60 days) Cross References.Section 5982 is referred to in section 593 of Title 2 (Administrative Law and Procedure).