PRINTER'S NO. 755
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.731
Session of
2025
INTRODUCED BY HILL-EVANS, GIRAL, WAXMAN, SMITH-WADE-EL, MADDEN,
SANCHEZ AND RABB, FEBRUARY 25, 2025
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 25, 2025
AN ACT
Amending the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), entitled
"An act relating to the manufacture, sale and possession of
controlled substances, other drugs, devices and cosmetics;
conferring powers on the courts and the secretary and
Department of Health, and a newly created Pennsylvania Drug,
Device and Cosmetic Board; establishing schedules of
controlled substances; providing penalties; requiring
registration of persons engaged in the drug trade and for the
revocation or suspension of certain licenses and
registrations; and repealing an act," further providing for
probation without verdict.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 17 of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233,
No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and
Cosmetic Act, is amended by adding a clause to read:
Section 17. Probation Without Verdict.--Except as provided
in clause (1) of this subsection, the court may place a person
on probation without verdict if the person pleads nolo
contendere or guilty to any nonviolent offense under this act
and the person proves he is drug dependent. For the purposes of
proving drug dependency, the person must present the testimony
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22 of a physician or psychologist trained in the field of drug
abuse. The term of probation shall be for a specific time period
not to exceed the maximum for the offense upon such reasonable
terms and conditions as the court may require. The following
shall apply:
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(4) Upon being granted probation without verdict, the sum
total of fines and court costs that the offender is required to
pay as a condition of the probation without verdict shall not
exceed three hundred dollars ($300).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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