Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Last Updated: January 27, 2015) |
Title42 JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE |
PARTVI. ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS GENERALLY |
CHAPTER59. DEPOSITIONS AND WITNESSES |
SUBCHAPTERD. CHILD VICTIMS AND WITNESSES |
§5987. Use of dolls.
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In any criminal proceeding charging physical abuse, indecent contact or any of the offenses enumerated in 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 31 (relating to sexual offenses), the court shall permit the use of anatomically correct dolls or mannequins to assist a child in testifying on direct examination and cross-examination.
(Dec. 18, 1996, P.L.1077, No.161, eff. 60 days; July 15, 2004, P.L.736, No.87, eff. imd.)