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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes · § 9720 — Sentencing for criminal mischief

9720. Sentencing for criminal mischief

(a) Sentencing.--A person convicted of an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 3304(a)(4) (relating to criminal mischief) and 3307(a.1) (relating to institutional vandalism), and who in the opinion of the sentencing court would benefit, shall be sentenced to a term of supervised community service, including repairing or restoring damaged property, in accordance with the following: (1) If the damage to the property is less than $200, the term of community service shall not be less than 50 days nor more than 74 days. (2) If the damage to the property is at least $200 but less than $1,000, the term of community service shall not be less than 75 days nor more than 99 days. (3) If the damage to the property is $1,000 or more, the term of community service shall not be less than 100 days nor more than 200 days. (b) Satisfactory completion of community service program.-- Satisfactory completion of the community service program under subsection (a) shall result in a dismissal of charges and expungement of the record of the person sentenced under subsection (a). The court shall follow procedures similar to those established for the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition Program.

Source notes

1994 Amendment.

History and annotations

(Apr. 21, 1994, P.L.131, No.17, eff. 60 days)

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