{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5987","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 5987","heading":"Use of dolls.","body":"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.","path":["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"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=59\u0026sctn=87\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"773e0c531e1f1e596ddb0eddeebbd8827fa0a8b6d76eb42de31ba59190b368a7","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5986","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-5988"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}