Official:Amending Title 10 of The Philadelphia Code, entitled "Regulation of Individual Conduct and Activity," by adding provisions prohibiting the intimidation of witnesses and victims of crimes, providing fines for violations, and requiring that all such fines be paid into a special fund to be used for witness relocation assistance, all under certain terms and conditions.
Sponsor: Councilmember Jones
Introduced: February 12, 2010
Signed: June 10, 2010
: Committee on Law and Government
Status: Signed into Law, step 4 of 4
This bill makes it a crime to intimidate witnesses and victims of crimes in Philadelphia. It also creates a special fund to help relocate witnesses who are being threatened.
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