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G18 AND G19, TRAFFIC MANUAL, EVENT RESULTS CHAPTER
GG20 AND GG21, NON-TRAFFIC MANUAL, EVENT RESULTS CHAPTER


             INTERMEDIATE PUNISHMENT PROGRAM

House Bill 28, PN 3716, Act 41 of 2000, effective August
21, 2000, establishes the County Intermediate Punishment
Act.  

This Act provides for imposition of intermediate
punishment programs for certain classes of offenders
who would otherwise be sentenced to partial
confinement or total confinement in a county
correctional facility.  Prior to imposition of
intermediate punishment programs, it must be
demonstrated that the offender does not have a pattern
of present or past violent behavior.  

This Act permits District Justices to impose a
sentence of intermediate punishment if the Court of
Common Pleas has adopted a local rule or
administrative order authorizing them to do so.  The
Act prohibits imposition of such programs for certain
classes of offenders (i.e., those convicted of murder,
voluntary manslaughter, etc.).  

The type of intermediate punishment programs that may
be imposed for certain offenses is limited by the Act.
Specifically, those receiving a penalty pursuant to 75
Pa.C.S.A. § 1543(B), relating to driving while
operating privilege is suspended or revoked, or a
penalty pursuant to 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3731(E), relating
to driving under influence of alcohol or a controlled
substance, may only be sentenced to an intermediate
punishment program in (1) A residential inpatient
program or a residential rehabilitative center, (2)
house arrest and electronic surveillance combined with
drug and alcohol treatment, or (3) partial confinement




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programs such as work release, work camps and halfway
facilities combined with drug and alcohol treatment.

The Alternate Sentence option has been modified
so that these sentences can be recorded in the
DistrictJustice System (DJS).  Both the option and the
Screen are now titled Alternate Sentence/Intermediate
Punishment.  The option is used to record information
about an alternate sentence or about an intermediate
punishment program.  

When the District Justice has sentenced a defendant to
intermediate punishment, record the start date, the
end date, and the description using this option.  For
information on using this option, refer to Chapter G -
Event Results of the Criminal/Miscellaneous District
Justice Office Clerical Procedures Manual or Chapter
GG - Event Results of the Traffic/Nontraffic District
Justice Office Clerical Procedures Manual.  

The Order Imposing Sentence (AOPC A581) has also been
modified. The heading, Alternate Sentence, is now
Alternate Sentence/Intermediate Punishment.  The
recorded description and dates will print in this
section on the form.

Finally, pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 11.1102(c), the
court shall impose a monthly supervision fee of at
least $25.00 for offenders placed on intermediate
punishment, unless the court finds that the fee should
be waived, reduced, or deferred based on the
offender's ability to pay.  To add costs of
supervising this intermediate punishment on the DJS,
use the Cost Code CA10, a variable cost code.