Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 64 - Court-ordered Involuntary Treatment of Certain Sexually Violent Persons
Section 6401 - Scope of chapter


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.