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Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 2 - PROCEDURES FOR NOTIFICATION AND DETERMINATION OF THE NEED FOR, AND FOR THE PROCUREMENT AND APPOINTMENT › Section 206 - Replacement or Removal of Interpreter

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(a) The presiding judicial officer shall
				  dismiss an interpreter and obtain the services of another interpreter in
				  accordance with this chapter if the interpreter:
(1) fails to follow the standards prescribed
				  by law, by the Rules of Professional Conduct for Judiciary Interpreters
				  established by the Court Administrator, or the NAD-RID code of professional
				  conduct or any other professional organization regulating the interpreter, by
				  engaging in conduct such as, but not limited to:
(i) knowingly and willfully making false,
				  misleading, or incomplete interpretation while serving in an official
				  capacity;
(ii) knowingly and
				  willfully disclosing confidential or privileged information obtained while
				  serving in an official capacity;
(iii) failing to reveal potential conflicts
				  of interest;
(iv) misrepresenting
				  his or her credentials; or
(v)
				  failing to appear as scheduled without good cause.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 301 - Interpreter Certification Requirements

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To become certified or otherwise qualified, interpreters
					 shall meet the requirements set forth in this chapter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 302 - Registration

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All interpreters must register with the Interpreter
					 Certification Program (ICP) by completing a registration form. Registration is
					 free and indicates the interpreter's willingness to become certified according
					 to program guidelines. Sign language interpreters must also register with the
					 Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (ODHH) within the Department of Labor
					 and Industry of the Commonwealth as required by the Sign Language Interpreter
					 and Transliterator State Registration Act,
					 63
					 p.s. §§
											1725.1
et seq
. if
					 they hold a Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) or National Association
					 of the Deaf (NAD) certificate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 303 - Orientation Workshop

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Interpreters must attend a two-day orientation workshop
					 sponsored by the ICP. Schedule A of these regulations contains a list of the
					 topics covered by the orientation workshop.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 304 - Examinations

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(a) Written
				  examination.-After completing the orientation workshop, interpreters are
				  eligible to take the written examination. The written exam is designed to
				  measure the interpreter's general English language proficiency and usage,
				  knowledge of court-related terms, and familiarity with ethical and professional
				  conduct.
(1) Multiple choice.-The first part
				  of the written examination consists of multiple-choice questions. All
				  interpreters, except those who are deaf, must take the multiple choice part of
				  the examination, regardless of the language they interpret. Schedule B of these
				  regulations discusses the number of questions on the multiple choice portion of
				  the examination and the minimum number of questions that must be answered
				  correctly for an interpreter to pass.
(2) Foreign Language Assessment
				  Exercise.-Interpret-ers who interpret languages for which there is a full or
				  abbreviated oral proficiency examination must also take and pass a foreign
				  language assessment exercise. Interpreters who interpret in more than one
				  language for which a full or abbreviated oral examination exists must take the
				  foreign language assessment exercise for each language. Interpreters must pass
				  both the multiple-choice examination and the foreign language assessment
				  exercise.
If no full or abbreviated oral exam exists in any of an
					 interpreter's working languages, he or she is not required to take the foreign
					 language assessment exercise. Sign language interpreters are exempt from taking
					 the foreign language assessment exercise.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 305 - Criminal Background Check

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All interpreters who have satisfactorily completed the oral
					 proficiency requirements shall be subject to a criminal background check
					 performed through the aopc. The following constitute grounds for failing the
					 background check:
(a) conviction of
				  any type of felony or a misdemeanor involving fraud, dishonesty, corruption,
				  moral turpitude, or false statements; or
(b) any conviction related to the functions
				  and duties of a court interpreter.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 306 - Interpreter Classification

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In general, there are two broad categories of interpreters:
					 certified and otherwise qualified. For certification purposes, interpreters are
					 divided into three groups:
(1) those
				  who interpret in a language for which a full or abbreviated oral proficiency
				  examination exists;
(2) those who
				  interpret in a language for which there is no oral proficiency examination;
				  and
(3) sign language and deaf
				  interpreters. The classifications and certification criteria are subject to
				  modification, revision and change. Schedule D of these regulations contains
				  tables detailing the current classification of the three certification
				  groups.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 307 - Interpreter Rules of Professional Conduct

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All interpreters must sign a statement that they will abide
					 by the Rules of Professional Conduct for Judiciary Interpreters.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 308 - Age Requirement

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To be certified, an interpreter must be at least 18 years
					 of age and agree to provide proof of age if requested by any court official or
					 member of the ICP.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 309 - Fees

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Interpreters shall pay all fees required during the
					 certification process and in the future for the renewal of their certification
					 status, and any other fees imposed for the completion of any mandated program
					 requirements. Fees will be waived for staff interpreters employed full time by
					 any judicial district in Pennsylvania. Schedule E of these regulations contains
					 a table of the current ICP fees.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 310 - Renewal of Certification

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All interpreters must renew their certification every two
					 years from the date the interpreter was placed on the roster by doing all of
					 the following:
(a) Complete 16
				  continuing education (CE) units within the two-year compliance period. CE units
				  may be obtained by: taking training or skill development workshops sponsored by
				  institutes and professional organizations; taking academic courses in
				  accredited colleges or universities in areas relevant to court interpreting;
				  presenting as faculty in courses, workshops, or seminars on topics related to
				  interpreting such as skill building, ethics, and professional issues; or
				  teaching an academic course in an accredited college or university on a subject
				  related to courts, legal interpreting, or their language of expertise. All CE
				  units must be approved in advance by the interpreter certification Program
				  administrator.
(b) Be free of any
				  revocation or suspension under § 402 (relating to suspension or revocation of
				  certification and roster status) or any similar sanction in any other
				  jurisdiction.
(c) Undergo a new
				  criminal background check when applying for renewal. Interpreters who have been
				  found guilty of a major felony or crime will be denied renewal of their
				  credentials. Misdemeanor offenses will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis to
				  determine if they constitute a violation of the Rules of Professional Conduct
				  for Judiciary Interpreters.
(d) Pay
				  the renewal fee.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 3 - CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS › Section 311 - Waiver and Reciprocity of Examination Requirements

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(a) Interpreters certified in another state
				  that is a member of the national Center for State Courts (NCSC) Language Access
				  Services Section.-Any interpreter who has successfully completed all the
				  requirements of the oral proficiency examination administered in accordance
				  with the standards of another NCSC Language Access Services Section member
				  state may apply for reciprocity. The interpreter must have obtained a minimum
				  of 80 percent in the multiple choice written exam and 70 percent in all parts
				  of the oral proficiency examination and obtain a letter from the state's
				  program manager certifying the results. These interpreters must also comply
				  with all additional program requirements.
(b) Interpreters holding Federal
				  certification.-Interpreters holding a valid Federal Court Interpreter
				  credential will be granted reciprocity under the same conditions explained
				  above with regard to other ncsc language Access Services Section member states.
				  These interpreters must also comply with all additional program
				  requirements.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 401 - Scope

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These procedures apply only to interpreters who are
					 included on the roster maintained by the Interpreter Certification Program
					 (ICP). Staff interpreters who are employees of their respective judicial
					 districts may also be subject to additional personnel and human resources
					 policies in the districts where they are employed.
These procedures apply to complaints about roster
					 interpreters who have allegedly engaged in unethical , unprofessional, or
					 criminal conduct in the course of performing their interpreter duties and, in
					 some instances, of unethical conduct outside the scope of interpreting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 402 - Suspension or Revocation of Certification and Roster Status

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The following shall constitute grounds for disciplinary
					 action against interpreters registered with the ICP. Certified, otherwise
					 qualified, or registered status may be suspended or revoked for any of the
					 following reasons:
(a) violation of
				  the Rules of Professional Conduct for Judiciary Interpreters;
(b) conviction of a felony or misdemeanor
				  involving moral turpitude, dishonesty, or false statements;
(c) fraud, dishonesty, or corruption related
				  to the functions and duties of a court interpreter;
(d) knowing misrepresentation of court
				  certification or roster status;
(e)
				  knowing and willful disclosure of confidential or privileged information
				  obtained while serving in an official capacity as a court
				  interpreter;
(f) unprofessional or
				  unethical conduct;
(g) fraud or
				  misrepresentation in obtaining or renewing certification status;
(h) non-compliance with continuing education
				  requirements;
(i) non-payment of
				  renewal fees; or
(j) disciplinary
				  action taken in conjunction with the interpreter's services in another
				  jurisdiction.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 403 - Reporting of criminal investigation/Prosecution or Discipline

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An interpreter who receives notice that he or she is the
					 subject of any federal or state criminal investigation or prosecution through a
					 target letter, a subject letter, a presentment, an indictment, an arrest, a
					 summons, a complaint, other legal process, or any other means from the
					 investigating or prosecuting authority, in any jurisdiction or has been
					 disciplined by the interpreter program of any other jurisdiction shall report
					 the notice or discipline, unless precluded by order of court, to the ICP within
					 forty-eight hours of receiving notification or discipline and shall provide,
					 upon request of the ICP, any pertinent information related to the notification
					 or discipline.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 405 - Disciplinary Dispositions

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(a) Burden
				  of Proof.-If the hearing officer finds that there is clear and convincing
				  evidence that the interpreter has violated the interpreter Rules of
				  Professional Conduct for Judiciary Interpreters, or that there are any other
				  grounds for discipline as stated in § 402 (relating to suspension or revocation
				  of certification and roster status), the hearing officer shall impose such
				  discipline or sanctions as he or she may deem appropriate. In determining the
				  type of sanction, the hearing officer shall consider the nature and seriousness
				  of the violation, any pattern of improper activity, the effect of the improper
				  activity on the court system and/or the complainant, the amount of experience
				  of the interpreter, and any other mitigating or aggravating information
				  presented.
(b) Notification.-All
				  decisions of the hearing officer shall be in writing and maintained on file
				  with the ICP and, if adverse to the interpreter, shall contain factual findings
				  supporting the decision. A copy of the decision shall be sent to the
				  interpreter via certified United States Mail to the latest address listed with
				  the ICP and by mail to the complainant.
(c) Sanctions.-Sanctions may consist of, but
				  are not limited to, one or more of the following:
(i) issuing a private or public
				  reprimand;
(ii) requiring that
				  specific remedial education courses be taken;
(iii) requiring that one or more portions of
				  the certification examination or the certification requirements be successfully
				  taken or retaken;
(iv) requiring
				  that the interpreter's work be supervised;
(v) limiting the scope of practice or
				  services the interpreter can provide;
(vi) placing the interpreter at a lower
				  qualification or skill level on the roster;
(vii) requiring restitution, costs, or
				  expenses to be paid;
(viii)
				  suspension of certification and/or roster status for a period not to exceed one
				  year; or
(ix) revocation of
				  certification or roster status.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 406 - Reinstatement

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An interpreter whose certification or roster status has
					 been suspended for a period exceeding one year, or whose certification or
					 roster status has been revoked, may not resume work in any area related to
					 legal interpreting within the Unified Judicial System without first applying
					 for reinstatement.
(a) Time for filing
				  application for reinstatement.-An interpreter whose certification or roster
				  status has been revoked may not apply for reinstatement until the expiration of
				  at least two years from the effective date of revocation of his or her
				  certification or roster status, or any other specific timeframe established by
				  the revocation decision. An interpreter whose certification or roster status
				  has been suspended may apply for reinstatement no earlier than ninety days
				  before the end of the suspension period. An interpreter whose certification or
				  roster status is suspended or revoked based on disciplinary action imposed by a
				  foreign jurisdiction may apply for reinstatement at any earlier date on which
				  reinstatement may be sought in the jurisdiction of initial
				  discipline.
(b) Form and content of
				  the application for reinstate-ment.-The application for reinstatement shall be
				  in writing and addressed to the ICP Administrator. The application shall
				  explain why the interpreter believes that he or she should be reinstated and
				  shall include proof of compliance with any conditions imposed as a condition
				  for reinstatement.
(c) Disposition
				  of the application for reinstatement.- Within 60 days of receiving the
				  application for reinstatement, and after reviewing and analyzing the merits of
				  the case, the ICP Administrator shall make a recommendation to the Court
				  Administrator on whether or not the interpreter should be reinstated. The
				  recommendation should explain the basis for the recommendation. The decision to
				  grant or deny such a request shall be at the sole discretion of the Court
				  Administrator who can impose any additional conditions upon reinstatement as he
				  or she may deem appropriate.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Section 407 - Confidentiality

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(a) When a
				  disciplinary proceeding is either dismissed or results in a private reprimand,
				  all records of the proceeding shall remain confidential unless otherwise
				  provided for in this chapter. Otherwise, all such records shall become public
				  whenever the decision becomes final.
(b) Complaints submitted to the ICP
				  Administrator shall be confidential unless they result in formal disciplinary
				  action.
(c) All communications to
				  the Court Administrator, ICP Administrator, hearing officers, attorneys or
				  counsel for the parties and staff, and all testimony given during a hearing
				  pursuant to this disciplinary procedure relating to conduct for which an
				  interpreter could be suspended, have his or her certification revoked , or be
				  otherwise disciplined, shall be privileged.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Schedule A - Interpreter Orientation Workshop

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Topics Covered by the Interpreter Orientation
					 Workshop
1. Interpreting as a
				  Profession.
2. Description of the
				  Pennsylvania Judicial System.
3.
				  rules of professional conduct and Professional Development.
4. Interpreting Skills and Modes of
				  Interpretation.
5. Preparing for the
				  Written and Oral Examinations. Interpreters will also receive training
				  materials, information about resources, legal glossaries, and study tips at the
				  Interpreter Orientation Workshop.
Faculty for the Interpreter Orientation
					 Workshop
The Interpreter Orientation workshops will be taught by
					 qualified professional trainers who are either federally, state, Texas Board of
					 Evaluation of Interpreters (BEI), or Register of Interpreters for the Deaf
					 (RID) certified interpreters and possess vast experience in the field of legal
					 interpreting.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Schedule B - Written Interpreter Certification Examination

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Multiple Choice: questions; passing requirements;
					 time allotted.
The first part of the written examination consists of 135
					 multiple-choice questions. In order to pass the multiple-choice part, 80
					 percent (108 questions) must be answered correctly. Examinees are allotted two
					 hours and fifteen minutes to complete the multiple-choice part of the
					 test.
Foreign Language Assessment Exercise: questions;
					 passing requirements; time allotted.
For the Foreign Language Assessment Exercise, the
					 interpreter must translate ten items from English into the target language. The
					 foreign language assessment will be administered the same day, immediately
					 after the multiple-choice part of the examination, and will be rated on a
					 pass/borderline pass/not pass basis. Examinees will have 1 hour to translate
					 the ten items.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Schedule D - Interpreter Classification Tables

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1.
Interpreters Working in a Foreign
				  Language for Which There is a Full or Abbreviated Oral Proficiency
				  Examination.
CRITERIA
CLASSIFICATION
Certified
Otherwise Qualified
Master
Certified
Qualified
Conditional
Written Exam
85% or higher
80% or
							 higher
80% or higher
80% or higher
Simultaneous
85% or higher
70% or
							 higher
60% or higher
50% or higher
Consecutive
85% or higher
70% or
							 higher
60% or higher
50% or higher
Sight (Eng./FL)
85% or higher average but
							 no lower than 80% in each part
70% or higher average but no lower than
							 65% in each part
60% or higher average but no lower than 55% in each
							 part
50% or higher
Sight (FL/Eng.)
85% or higher average but
							 no lower than 80% in each part
70% or higher average but no lower than
							 65% in each part
60% or higher average but no lower than 55% in each
							 part
50% or higher
2.
Interpreters Working in a Foreign Language for Which There is no Full or
				  Abbreviated Oral Proficiency Examination.
CRITERIA
CLASSIFICATION
Otherwise
							 Qualified
Registered
Conditional
Written Exam
80% or higher
80% or
							 higher
Oral Proficiency Interview
Superior
							 Level
No Oral Proficiency Interview available
English Oral Proficiency Test
Versant
							 English Test Passing score 47
Versant English Test Passing score
							 47
Other
Pass oral proficiency test in their
							 language when available
Pass oral proficiency test in their language
							 when available
3.
Sign Language Interpreters and Interpreters for the Deaf.
CRITERIA
CLASSIFICATION
Certified
Otherwise Qualified
Master
Certified
Qualified
Registered
Written Exam
85% or higher
80% or
							 higher
80% or higher
80% or higher
RID Certification
SC/L
CI/CT, CDI,
							 CLIP-R, CSC, NIC
CI or CT, or any other relevant
Any other
							 relevant RID certificate
BEI Certification
BEI Court Interpreter
							 Certification
N/A
N/A
N/A
NAD Certification
None
NAD
							 V
NAD IV
Any other relevant NAD certificate
Register with ODHH
Yes
Yes
Yes
Only if holding a RID certificate
Attempt to obtain relevant legal
							 certificate
Not applicable
As necessary
As
							 necessary
As necessary
Provide evidence of certification
Yes
Yes
Yes
Yes
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VII - ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS › Chapter 221 - COURT INTERPRETERS FOR PERSONS WITH LIMITED ENGLISH PROFICIENCY AND FOR PERSONS WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING › Subchapter 4 - DISCIPLINARY PROCEDURES › Schedule E - Interpreter Certification Program Fees

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EVENT
APPLIES
							 TO
IN-STATE
OUT-OF-STATE
Registration
All interpreters
No
							 charge
No charge
Orientation Workshop
All
							 interpreters
$150
$175
Written Examination
All interpreters
							 (except those qualifying for reciprocity)
$50
$75
Language Assessment Exercise Retakes
Interpreters in languages with a full or abbreviated NCSC test
$25
$25
Oral Exam-Simultaneous
Interpreters in
							 languages with a full or abbreviated NCSC test (except those who qualify for
							 reciprocity)
$100
$125
Oral Exam-Consecutive & Sight
Interpreters in languages with a full or abbreviated NCSC test (except those
							 who qualify for reciprocity)
$150
$175
Oral Exam-Full test
Interpreters in
							 languages with a full NCSC test (except those who qualify for
							 reciprocity)
$250
$300
Oral Exams Retakes- Any one part
Interpreters in languages with a full or abbreviated NCSC test (except those
							 who qualify for reciprocity)
$100
$125
Oral Exams Retakes- Any two parts
Interpreters in languages with a full or abbreviated NCSC test (except those
							 who qualify for reciprocity)
$150
$175
Oral Proficiency Interview
Interpreters in
							 languages for which there is no ncsc full or abbreviated oral exam
$139*
$139*
Versant English Test
Interpreters in
							 languages for which there is no NCSC full or abbreviated oral exam
$32.95*
$32.95*
Registration of RID, BEI or NAD
							 certifications
Sign language interpreters only
$25
$25
Background check
All interpreters
No charge
No charge
Registration of out-of-state certification
Interpreters applying for reciprocity
$25
$25
Renewal of certification (every two years)
All interpreters
$25
$25
* Fees subject to change based on the agency administering
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Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.1 - Sentencing guidelines standards

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(a)
				The court shall consider the sentencing guidelines in determining the
				appropriate sentence for offenders convicted of, or pleading guilty or nolo
				con-tendere to, felonies and misdemeanors. Where crimes merge for sentencing
				purposes, the court shall consider the sentencing guidelines only on the
				offense assigned the higher Offense Gravity Score.
(b) The sentencing guidelines do not apply to
				sentences imposed as a result of the following: accelerated rehabilitative
				disposition; disposition in lieu of trial; direct or indirect contempt of
				court; violations of protection from abuse orders; revocation of probation,
				except as provided in 204Pa. Code Chapter 307; or revocation of
				parole.
(c) The sentencing
				guidelines shall apply to all offenses committed on or after the effective date
				of the guidelines. Amendments to the guidelines shall apply to all offenses
				committed on or after the date the amendment becomes part of the guidelines.
(1) When there are current multiple
				convictions for offenses that overlap two sets of guidelines, the former
				guidelines shall apply to offenses that occur prior to the effective date of
				the amendment and the later guidelines shall apply to offenses that occur on or
				after the effective date of the amendment. If the specific dates of the
				offenses cannot be determined, the later date determines the edition of the
				guidelines that shall apply to the offenses.
(2) The initial sentencing guidelines went
				into effect on July 22, 1982 and applied to all crimes committed on or after
				that date. Amendments to the guidelines went into effect in June 1983, January
				1986 and June 1986. On October 7, 1987 the Pennsylvania Supreme Court
				invalidated the guidelines due to a procedural error that occurred in 1981 when
				the legislature rejected the first set of guidelines. New guidelines were
				drafted and became effective on April 25, 1988. Amendments to the guidelines
				went into effect August 9, 1991 and December 20, 1991. Revised sets of
				guidelines became effective August 12, 1994, June13, 1997, June 3, 2005,
				December 5, 2008, and December 28, 2012. Amendments to the guidelines went into
				effect September 27, 2013, September26, 2014, September25, 2015, January 1,
				2018, June1, 2018, and January 1, 2020. This amendment, Amendment 6 of the 7th
				Edition Sentencing Guidelines, shall take effect January1, 2021 and apply to
				all crimes committed on or after that date.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.2 - Procedure for determining the guideline sentence

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(a) For each conviction offense of a judicial
				proceeding, the procedure for determining the guideline sentence shall be as
				follows:
(1) Determine the Offense Gravity
				Score as described in § 303.3 and § 303.15.
(2) Determine the Prior Record Score as
				described in § 303.4-§ 303.8.
(3)
				Determine the guideline sentence recommendation as described in §
										303.9 -§
										303.14, including enhancements (§
										303.10), and aggravating or
				mitigating circumstances (§ 303.13).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.3 - Offense Gravity Score-general

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(a) An
				Offense Gravity Score is assigned to each offense based on the elements of the
				conviction offense and the classification of the crime. The Offense Gravity
				Scores are located in §
									303.15.
(b)
Subcategorized offenses
. Certain conviction offenses are subcategorized according to the particular
				circumstances of the offense. A subcategorized offense is assigned multiple
				offense gravity scores based on additional sentencing factors, which the court
				determines at sentencing. The court determines which Offense Gravity Score,
				located in §
									303.15, applies. These offenses
				are designated by an asterisk [*].
(c)
Inchoate offenses
.
				Inchoate offenses are scored as follows:
(1)
				Convictions for attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit a Felony 1
				offense receive an Offense Gravity Score of one point less than the offense
				attempted, solicited, or which was the object of the conspiracy.
(2) Convictions for attempt, solicitation, or
				conspiracy to commit any offense which is not a Felony 1 offense, receive the
				Offense Gravity Score of the offense attempted, solicited, or which was the
				object of the conspiracy.
(3)
				Convictions for attempt, solicitation, or conspiracy to commit any offense
				under The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act (35 P.S. §
											780-101-§ 780-144) receive the Offense
				Gravity Score of the offense attempted, solicited, or which was the object of
				the conspiracy.
(4) Exception for
				inchoate murder convictions. Convictions for attempt, solicitation, or
				conspiracy to commit murder receive the Offense Gravity Score of 14 if there is
				serious bodily injury and 13 if there is no serious bodily injury.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.4 - Prior Record Score-categories

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(a)
Prior Record Score categories
. Determination of the correct
				Prior Record Score category under this section is based on the type and number
				of prior convictions (§
									303.5) and prior juvenile
				adjudications (§
									303.6). There are eight Prior
				Record Score categories: Repeat Violent Offender (REVOC), Repeat Felony 1 and
				Felony 2 Offender (RFEL), and point-based categories of 0, 1, 2, 3, 4 and 5.
(1)
Repeat Violent Offender Category
				(REVOC).
Offenders who have two or more previous convictions or
				adjudications for four point offenses (§
										303.7(a)(1) and
				§
										303.15) and whose current
				conviction carries an Offense Gravity Score of 9 or higher shall be classified
				in the Repeat Violent Offender Category.
(2)
Repeat Felony 1 and Felony 2
				Offender Category (RFEL)
. Offenders who have previous convictions or
				adjudications for Felony 1 and/or Felony 2 offenses which total 6 or more
				points in the prior record, and who do not fall within the Repeat Violent
				Offender Category, shall be classified in the repeat Felony 1 and Felony 2
				Offender Category.
(3)
Point-based Categories (0-5)
. Offenders who do not fall into
				the REVOC or RFEL categories shall be classified in a Point-based Category. The
				Prior Record Score shall be the sum of the points accrued based on previous
				convictions or adjudications, up to a maximum of five points.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.5 - Prior Record Score-prior convictions

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(a) If there is a single offense in the prior
				judicial proceeding, that offense shall be counted in the calculation of the
				Prior Record Score.
(b) If there
				are multiple offenses in the prior judicial proceeding:
(1) The most serious offense of the judicial
				proceeding shall be counted in the calculation of the Prior Record
				Score.
(2) Any offense for which a
				sentence of supervision or confinement is imposed consecutive to a sentence for
				another offense in the judicial proceeding shall be counted in the calculation
				of the Prior Record Score.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.6 - Prior Record Score-prior juvenile adjudications

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(a)
Juvenile adjudication
				criteria
. Prior juvenile adjudications are counted in the Prior Record
				Score when the following criteria are met:
(1) The juvenile offense occurred on or after
				the offender's 14th birthday, and
(2) There was an express finding by the
				juvenile court that the adjudication was for a felony or one of the offenses
				listed in § 303.7(a)(4).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.8 - Prior Record Score-miscellaneous

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(a)
Prior convictions and adjudications of delinquency
.
(1) A prior conviction means "previously
				convicted" as defined in
				42 Pa.C.S. §
											2154(a)(2). A prior
				adjudication of delinquency means "previously adjudicated delinquent" as
				defined in
				42Pa.C.S.§
											2154(a)(2). In order for an
				offense to be considered in the Prior Record Score, both the commission of and
				conviction for the previous offense must occur before the commission of the
				current offense.
(2) When the prior
				conviction or adjudication of delinquency was committed over a range of dates,
				the later date shall be used to determine if the prior offense meets the
				criteria in 303.8(a)(1) and is counted in the prior record
				score.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.10 - Guideline sentence recommendations: enhancements

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(a)
Deadly Weapon
				Enhancement
, as required by
				42Pa.C.S. §
											2154.(b)(3)
.
(1) Except for those sentenced pursuant to
				18 Pa.C.S. §
											1102.1
				(relating to sentence of persons under the age of 18 for murder, murder of an
				unborn child and murder of a law enforcement officer), when the court
				determines that the offender possessed a deadly weapon during the commission of
				the current conviction offense, the court shall consider the DWE/Possessed
				Matrix (§
										303.17(a)). An
				offender has possessed a deadly weapon if any of the following were on the
				offender's person or within his immediate physical control:
(i) Any firearm, (as defined in
				42 Pa.C.S. §
												9712) whether
				loaded or unloaded, or
(ii) Any
				dangerous weapon (as defined in
				18 Pa.C.S. §
												913),
				or
(iii) Any device, implement, or
				instrumentality designed as a weapon or capable of producing death or serious
				bodily injury where the court determines that the offender intended to use the
				weapon to threaten or injure another individual.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.12 - Guideline sentence recommendations: sentencing and correctional programs

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(a)
County
				intermediate punishment (CIP)
programs as restrictive
				conditions of probation.
County intermediate punishment programs are
				developed, implemented and operated for the following purposes: to protect
				society and promote efficiency and economy in the delivery of correctional
				services; to promote accountability of offenders to their local community; to
				fill gaps in local correctional systems and address local needs through
				expansion of punishment and services available to the court; and to provide
				opportunities for offenders who demonstrate special needs to receive services
				which enhance their ability to become contributing members of the community.
(1)
Eligibility.
(i) The following regulations and statutes
				govern operation of and eligibility for county intermediate punishment programs
				as restrictive conditions of probation:
37 Pa. Code § 451.111 et seq.
42 Pa.C.S. §§
													2154,
				  2154.1,
				  9754,
				  9763, § 9773 and
				  Chapter.
204 Pa. Code § 303.9 and § 303.11
(ii) Sentence recommendations which include
				an option of county intermediate punishment programs as restrictive conditions
				of probation for certain offenders are described in § 303.9(e)(4) and
				(5).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.13 - Guideline sentence recommendations: aggravated and mitigated circumstances

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(a)
				Unless otherwise prohibited by statute, when the court determines that an
				aggravating circumstance is present, including consideration of validated
				assessments of risk, needs and responsivity to guide decisions related to the
				intensity of intervention, use of restrictive conditions and duration of
				community supervision, the court may impose an aggravated sentence as follows:
(1) For the Offense Gravity Scores of 9, 10,
				11, 12 and 13 the court may impose a sentence that is up to 12 months longer
				than the upper limit of the standard range.
(2) For the Offense Gravity Score of 8, the
				court may impose a sentence that is up to 9 months longer than the upper limit
				of the standard range.
(3) For the
				Offense Gravity Scores of 6 and 7, the court may impose a sentence that is up
				to 6 months longer than the upper limit of the standard range.
(4) For the Offense Gravity Scores of 1, 2,
				3, 4, and 5, the court may impose a sentence that is up to 3 months longer than
				the upper limit of the standard range. When imposing a fine or community
				service pursuant to §
										303.14(a)(4),
				the court may impose a sentence that is up to 25 hours longer than the upper
				limit of the standard range.
(5)
				When the standard range is Restorative Sanctions (RS), the aggravated sentence
				recommendation is 1-3.
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.14 - Guideline sentence recommendations- economic sanctions

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(a)
Fines
.
(1) Fines may be added to any guideline
				sentence, as authorized by law. Relevant statutes include but are not limited
				to:
(i)
											18 Pa.C.S. §
												1101
				(relating to fines)
(ii)
											35
				P.S. §
												780-113(b)-(o)
				(relating to controlled substances)
(iii)
											42 Pa.C.S. §
												9726
				(relating to fine as a sentence)
(iv)
											42 Pa.C.S. §
												9758
				(relating to imposition of a fine)
(v)
											75 Pa.C.S. §
												3804
				(relating to fines for DUI)
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.16(a) - Basic Sentencing Matrix

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This section cited in 204 Pa. Code §
											303.9 (relating to guideline
					 sentence recommendation: general).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.16(b) - Basic Sentencing Matrix for Offenders Convicted of 1st or 2nd Degree Murder

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											303.9 (relating to guideline
					 sentence recommendation: gen2eral).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.17 - DWE/Possessed Matrix

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Level
OGS
Deadly
						  Weapon
Prior Record Score
0
1
2
3
4
5
RFEL
REVOC
AGG/MIT
Level 5
14
Possessed
81-SL
93-SL
105-SL
129-SL
177-SL
201-SL
213-SL
240
[tilde ]/- 12
13
Possessed
69-87
75-93
81-99
87-105
93-111
105-123
117-135
240
+/-12
12
Possessed
57-75
63-81
69-87
75-93
81-99
93-111
105-123
120
+/-12
11
Possessed
45-63
51-69
57-75
63-81
69-87
81-99
93-111
120
+/-12
10
Possessed
31-45
39-51
45-57
51-63
57-69
69-81
81-93
120
+/-12
9
Possessed
21-33
27-39
33-45
39-51
45-57
57-69
69-81
120
+/-12
Level 4
8
Possessed
15-22
18-24
21-27
24-30
27-33
33-39
46-58
NA
+/-9
7
Possessed
12-20
15-22
18-24
21-27
24-30
30-36
41-51
NA
+/-6
6
Possessed
9-18
12-20
15-22
18-24
21-27
27-33
33-46
NA
+/-6
Level 3
5
Possessed
6-15
7-18
9-20
12-22
15-22
18-24
30-42
NA
+/-3
4
Possessed
3-6
3-12
3-<15
6-17
9-19
12-19
24-33
NA
+/-3
3
Possessed
3-4
3-9
3-12
3-<15
6-17
9-19
15-21
NA
+/-3
2
Possessed
3-3
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-9
4-12
9-<15
NA
+/-3
1
Possessed
3-3
3-4
3-5
3-6
3-7
3-9
6-9
NA
+/-3
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.17(a) - Deadly Weapon Enhancement/Possessed Matrix

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This section cited in 204 Pa. Code §
											303.10 (relating to guideline
					 sentence recommendations:
					 enhancements).
Pennsylvania Code › Title 204 - JUDICIAL SYSTEM GENERAL PROVISIONS › Part VIII - CRIMINAL SENTENCING › Chapter 303 - SENTENCING GUIDELINES, 7TH EDITION › Section 303.17(b) - Deadly Weapon Enhancement/Used Matrix

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This section cited in 204 Pa. Code §
											303.10 (relating to guideline
					 sentence recommendations:
					 enhancements).