{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9717","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 9717","heading":"Sentences for offenses against elderly persons.","body":"(a) Mandatory sentence.--A person under 60 years of age convicted of the following offenses when the victim is over 60 years of age and not a police officer shall be sentenced to a mandatory term of imprisonment as follows:\n18 Pa.C.S. § 2702(a)(1) and (4) (relating to aggravated assault) - not less than two years.\n18 Pa.C.S. § 3121 (relating to rape) - not less than five years.\n18 Pa.C.S. § 3123 (relating to involuntary deviate sexual intercourse) - not less than five years.\n18 Pa.C.S. § 3922 (relating to theft by deception) - not less than 12 months, but the imposition of the minimum sentence shall be discretionary with the court where the court finds justifiable cause and that finding is written in the opinion.\n(b) Eligibility for parole.--Parole shall not be granted until the minimum term of imprisonment has been served.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VIII CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 97 SENTENCING","SUBCHAPTER B SENTENCING AUTHORITY"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=97\u0026sctn=17\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"53d1eff1eb83de3eab1f6d1f359f1ca2e15e365e157e6f3503e744eee0516e9b","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9716","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-9718"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}