{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-6401","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 6401","heading":"Scope of chapter.","body":"This chapter establishes rights and procedures for the civil commitment of sexually violent delinquent children who, due to a mental abnormality or personality disorder, have serious difficulty in controlling sexually violent behavior and thereby pose a danger to the public and further provides for additional periods of commitment for involuntary treatment for said persons.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VI ACTIONS, PROCEEDINGS AND OTHER MATTERS GENERALLY","CHAPTER 64 COURT-ORDERED INVOLUNTARY TREATMENT OF CERTAIN SEXUALLY VIOLENT PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=64\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"89a25c9415a5b9add3ccab2fb1676e262048f843f34b6ea83b58768598441428","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-6387","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-6402"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}