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The Commission announces the following meetings:

Thursday, December 12, 2024 – 9:00 a.m. – Policy Meeting
Thursday, December 12, 2024 – 11:00 a.m. –Quarterly Business Meeting

Location: 523 Irvis Building, Capitol Complex, Harrisburg, PA and via Zoom.

To participate via Zoom, please register here.
These meetings can be viewed live stream here.
Meeting materials can be found here.

A correction to § 303a.13(b) of the 8th Edition Sentencing Guidelines was published in the Pennsylvania Bulletin on March 9th, 2024. The Commission materials posted for 8th Edition Sentencing Guidelines reflect the correction, which will be codified in the June 2024 Code Supplement.

Visit the Pennsylvania Bulletin (Volume 54 Number 10) or view the correction under Adopted 8th Edition Sentencing Guidelines.

SGS Web now supports the 8th Edition Sentencing Guidelines – To assist current users with recognizing and navigating what is new, the Education and Outreach Unit released an eLearning module: Implementing the 8th Edition Sentencing Guidelines, highlighting the important changes and new features for 8th Edition. Users are encouraged to review the course before working in SGS Web. Newer users are invited to watch this introduction to SGS Web and then complete the module.

SGS Web support is available via the SGS Web Help Desk, and new SGS Web Update seminars start in March 2024.

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