Pennsylvania § 9521 Defense-initiated victim or witness outreach

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 9521 — Defense-initiated victim or witness outreach

Pennsylvania § 9521

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VIII

Ch. 95POST-TRIAL MATTERS

Subch.VICTIM AND WITNESS OUTREACH

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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9521 (2026).

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(a)Requirements.--A person who engages in defense-initiated victim or witness outreach shall:

(1)Communicate in an honest manner without deception or misrepresentation.

(2)Unambiguously provide the person's identity by name, the person's employer and, if applicable, the name of the defendant convicted of the crime.

(b)Definition.--As used in this section, the term "defense-initiated victim or witness outreach" means any effort by a criminal defendant's counsel to directly or indirectly contact a victim or witness or a parent, guardian or family member of a victim or witness on behalf of the criminal defendant or the criminal defendant's counsel through any of the following:

(1)A victim liaison.

(2)A victim outreach specialist.

(3)A social worker.

(4)An investigator.

(5)Any

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(a) Requirements.--A person who engages in defense-initiated victim or witness outreach shall:

(1) Communicate in an honest manner without deception or misrepresentation.

(2) Unambiguously provide the person's identity by name, the person's employer and, if applicable, the name of the defendant convicted of the crime.

(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "defense-initiated victim or witness outreach" means any effort by a criminal defendant's counsel to directly or indirectly contact a victim or witness or a parent, guardian or family member of a victim or witness on behalf of the criminal defendant or the criminal defendant's counsel through any of the following:

(1) A victim liaison.

(2) A victim outreach specialist.

(3) A social worker.

(4) An investigator.

(5) Any other individual designated by the criminal defendant or the criminal defendant's counsel.