Pennsylvania · Through 2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)

42 Pa.C.S. § 5987: Use of dolls.

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Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PART VI ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS GENERALLY
CHAPTER 59 DEPOSITIONS AND WITNESSES
SUBCHAPTER D CHILD VICTIMS AND WITNESSES

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.

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