Pennsylvania § 5991 Declaration of policy

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5991 — Declaration of policy

Pennsylvania § 5991

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VI

Ch. 59DEPOSITIONS AND WITNESSES

Subch.VICTIMS AND WITNESSES WITH

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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5991 (2026).

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In order to promote the best interests of residents of this Commonwealth with intellectual disabilities or autism who are material witnesses or victims of crime, the General Assembly declares its intent, in this subchapter, to provide, where necessity is shown, procedures that will protect material witnesses or victims of crime with intellectual disabilities or autism during their involvement with the criminal justice system.

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In order to promote the best interests of residents of this Commonwealth with intellectual disabilities or autism who are material witnesses or victims of crime, the General Assembly declares its intent, in this subchapter, to provide, where necessity is shown, procedures that will protect material witnesses or victims of crime with intellectual disabilities or autism during their involvement with the criminal justice system.