18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 4954

Protective orders.

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§ 4954. Protective orders.

Any court with jurisdiction over any criminal matter may, after a hearing and in its discretion, upon substantial evidence, which may include hearsay or the declaration of the prosecutor that a witness or victim has been intimidated or is reasonably likely to be intimidated, issue protective orders, including, but not limited to, the following:

(1) An order that a defendant not violate any provision of this subchapter or section 2709 (relating to harassment) or 2709.1 (relating to stalking).

(2) An order that a person other than the defendant, including, but not limited to, a subpoenaed witness, not violate any provision of this subchapter.

(3) An order that any person described in paragraph (1) or (2) maintain a prescribed geographic distance from any specified witness or victim.

(4) An order that any person described in paragraph (1) or (2) have no communication whatsoever with any specified witness or victim, except through an attorney under such reasonable restrictions as the court may impose.

(June 23, 1993, P.L.124, No.28, eff. imd.; Dec. 9, 2002, P.L.1759, No.218, eff. 60 days)

Cross References. Section 4954 is referred to in sections 2709.1, 4954.1, 4955, 4956 of this title; section 6711 of Title 23 (Domestic Relations); section 8127 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1995–2022 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Urrutia

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Commonwealth v. Urrutia (1995) pasuperct “18 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 4954(1). Also, legislation provided that the police are authorized to arrest a suspect “without warrant upon probable cause whether or not the violation is committed in the presence of a law enforcement officer.”

In the Interest of R.A. (2000) pasuperct · cites it 3× “¶ 6 I proceed to this concurring statement for the further reason that I do not share the view of the majority that Section 4954 of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S. § 4954, is not also applicable to proceedings in juvenile court.”

PA Office of AG v. Supervising Judge of the 35th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury (2015) pa · cites it 7× “On October 17, 2014, two months after the initial protective order had been issued, OAG and the Special Prosecutor appeared before the Supervising Judge for the hearing as directed by the Supreme Court and as required by 18 Pa.C.S. § 4954•7 29. The Office of Attorney General…”

In Re RA (2000) pasuperct · cites it 3× “¶ 6 I proceed to this concurring statement for the further reason that I do not share the view of the majority that Section 4954 of the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S. § 4954, is not also applicable to proceedings in juvenile court.”

In Re: The 35th Statewide Investigating Grand Jury Pet of: Office of AG (2015) pa · cites it 5× “On August 26, 2014„ with no prior notice to OAG, no allegations contained therein, and no opportunity for OAG to Tespond to any allegations of misconduct, the Supervising Judge issued an Order under the authority of 18 Pa.C.S. § 4954 (relating to protective orders), identified…”

In the Int. of: L.T.G., Appeal of: R.F. (2020) pasuperct · cites it 2× “), in which the trial court relied on a Crimes Code statute, 18 Pa.C.S. § 4954,12 to issue a protective order in a juvenile adjudication matter.”

In the Int. of: J.C., Appeal of: J.C. (2022) pasuperct · cites it 2× “That case concerns whether a juvenile court had statutory authority to issue a protective order pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 4954, when that provision of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code related to “Any court with jurisdiction over any criminal matter[.”

Com. v. Abrams, M. (2022) pasuperct “See Order, 9/24/19; see also 18 Pa.C.S. § 4954 (protective orders). During the altercation, the owner took a cell phone video of the surveillance footage from one of the store’s cameras.”

In Re: The Thirty-Five Statewide Investigating Grand Jury Pet of: Attorney General Kathleen Kane (2015) pa “1424-2014 • : NOTICE NO,123 ORDER AND NOW,this 27th day of August,2014, it is hereby ORDERED,pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S.§ 4954 (relating to protective orders), that: 1.”

Commonwealth v. Ramadan (2005) pactcompllehigh “2d at 1223-24 (language in 18 Pa.C.S. §4954 permitting protective orders “over any criminal matter” did not extend to juvenile proceedings); Commonwealth v.”

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