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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 303', '§ 9763', '§ 9773', '§ 303', '§ 303', '§ 9763', '§ 451', '§ 3802', '§ 9763', '§ 451', '§ 5502', '§ 5502', '§ 1543', '§ 3731', '§ 3804', '§ 3808', '§ 1543', '§ 3731', '§ 3804', '§ 3808', '§ 3815', '§ 5502', '§ 303', '§ 303', '§ 303', '§ 303', '§ 303']

204 Pa. Code § 303.12. Guideline sentence recommendations: sentencing programs.
42 Pa.C.S. § 9763, § 9773 and Chapter 98
204 Pa. Code § 303.8 and § 303.9
(ii) Sentence recommendations which include an option of County Intermediate Punishment for certain offenders are designated in the guideline matrices.
(3) County intermediate punishments classifications. In order to incorporate county intermediate punishment programs into the sentencing levels, the Commission has classified county intermediate punishment programs as Restrictive Intermediate Punishments (RIP) and restorative sanction programs. Additionally, specific county intermediate punishment programs have been identified in legislation (42 Pa.C.S. § § 9763(c) and 9804(b)) and regulation (37 Pa. Code § 451.52) as authorized sentences for convictions relating to Operating a Watercraft Under the Influence of Alcohol or a Controlled Substance, Driving While Operating Privilege is Suspended or Revoked, Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substance and Illegally Operating a Motor Vehicle Not Equipped with Ignition Interlock; the Commission has classified these programs as Qualified Restrictive Intermediate Punishments.
(B) significantly restrict the offenders movement and monitor the offenders compliance with the program(s); or
(ii) An offender under consideration for Restrictive Intermediate Punishments at Level 4 or Level 3 shall have a diagnostic assessment of dependency on alcohol or other drugs conducted by one of the following: the Pennsylvania Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs or a designee; the county authority on drugs and alcohol or a designee; or clinical personnel of a facility licensed by the Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs.
(iv) An offender assessed as not in need of drug or alcohol treatment may be placed in any approved Restrictive Intermediate Punishment program. Each day of participation in a Restrictive Intermediate Punishment program or combination of programs shall be considered the equivalent of one day of total confinement for guideline sentence recommendations. (v) The court may impose a Qualified Restrictive Intermediate Punishment in lieu of incarceration for certain convictions under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802 (relating to Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substance).
(A) are the least restrictive in terms of constraint of offenders liberties;
(6) Qualified Restrictive Intermediate Punishments. In accordance with 42 Pa.C.S. § § 9763(c), 9804(b) and 37 Pa. Code § 451, Qualified Restrictive Intermediate Punishment programs may be used to satisfy the mandatory minimum sentencing requirements of certain convictions under 30 Pa.C.S. § 5502(c.1) for a first, second or third offense under 30 Pa.C.S. § 5502, 75 Pa.C.S. § 1543(b), former 75 Pa.C.S. § 3731, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3804 for a first, second or third offense under 75 Pa.C.S. Chapter 38, or 75 Pa.C.S. § 3808(a)(2) Illegally Operating a Motor Vehicle Not Equipped with Ignition Interlock.
(A) if the offender is determined to be in need of drug and alcohol treatment, and receives a penalty imposed under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1543(b), former 75 Pa.C.S. § 3731, 75 Pa.C.S. § 3804, or 75 Pa.C.S. § 3808(a)(2) a sentence to county intermediate punishment shall include participation in drug and alcohol treatment under 75 Pa.C.S. § 3815(c), and may be combined with:
2. house arrest with electronic surveillance;
3. a partial confinement program such as work release, a work camp or a halfway facility; or
(B) if the offender is determined not to be in need of drug and alcohol treatment, or if the defendant receives a penalty imposed under 30 Pa.C.S. § 5502(c.1), a sentence to county intermediate punishment may only include:
(i) The following statute governs operation of and eligibility for the State Motivational Boot Camp: 61 Pa.C.S. Chapter 39.
(ii) Sentence recommendations which include boot camp eligible offenders are designated by the letters BC in the cells of the Basic Sentencing Matrix (§ 303.16(a)).
(2) The court shall indicate on the offenders commitment order and the Guideline Sentence Form if the offender is authorized as eligible for the boot camp program. The Department of Corrections makes the final determination as to whether the offender will be accepted into the boot camp program.
(i) The following statute governs operation of and eligibility for State Intermediate Punishment: 61 Pa.C.S. Chapter 41.
(2) The court may, upon motion of the Commonwealth, commit an offender to the custody of the Department of Corrections for the purpose of evaluating whether the offender would benefit from a drug offender treatment program and whether treatment in a drug offender treatment program is appropriate.
(3) Upon receipt of a recommendation for placement in a drug offender treatment program and an individualized treatment plan from the Department of Corrections, and agreement of the attorney for the Commonwealth, the court may sentence an eligible offender to a period of 24 months of state intermediate punishment.
The provisions of this § 303.12 adopted February 15, 1994, effective August 12, 1994, 24 Pa.B. 2483; amended March 14, 1997, effective June 13, 1997, 27 Pa.B. 1252; amended February 9, 2005, effective June 3, 2005, 35 Pa.B. 1508; amended September 5, 2008, effective December 5, 2008, 38 Pa.B. 4971; amended September 13, 2012, effective December 28, 2012, 42 Pa.B. 6072; amended June 6, 2013, effective September 27, 2013, 43 Pa.B. 3655. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (364234) to (364237).
When the county had designated alternative housing as intermediate punishment, the trial court could not sentence appellant to alternative housing for a crime which carries a mandatory minimum sentence. Commonwealth v. Koskey, 812 A.2d 509 (Pa. Cmwlth. 2002).
Individual released on bail pending appeal not considered in custody for purposes of awarding credit toward prison sentence for time spent subject to home confinement with electronic monitoring. Commonwealth v. Kyle, 874 A.2d 12, 13 (Pa. 2005).
This section cited in 204 Pa. Code § 303.2 (relating to procedure for determining the guideline sentence); 204 Pa. Code § 303.9 (relating to guideline sentence recommendation: general); and 204 Pa. Code § 303.11 (relating to guideline sentence recommendation: sentencing levels).