Pennsylvania § 6401 Scope of chapter

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6401 — Scope of chapter

Pennsylvania § 6401

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VI

Ch. 64COURT-ORDERED INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SEXUALLY

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Bluebook

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6401 (2026).

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This chapter establishes rights and procedures for the civil commitment of sexually violent delinquent children who, due to a mental abnormality or personality disorder, have serious difficulty in controlling sexually violent behavior and thereby pose a danger to the public and further provides for additional periods of commitment for involuntary treatment for said persons.

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