Pennsylvania § 6712 - Rules and regulations.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 6712 — Rules and regulations., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 6712. Rules and regulations.
The Office of Victim Advocate shall have the following duties in order to implement this chapter:
(1) The Office of Victim Advocate shall adopt and use guidelines which shall be published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. The guidelines shall not be subject to review under section 205 of the act of July 31, 1968 (P.L.769, No.240), referred to as the Commonwealth Documents Law, or the act of June 25, 1982 (P.L.633, No.181), known as the Regulatory Review Act.
(2) By July 1, 2006, the Office of Victim Advocate shall in accordance with law promulgate regulations to replace the guidelines under paragraph (1).
(3) The guidelines under paragraph (1) shall take effect in 180 days and expire on the earlier of the effective date of regulations promulgated under paragraph (2) or July 1, 2007.
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 6712 cover?
Section 6712 ("Rules and regulations.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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