(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).
(b)
Judicial proceeding. A
judicial proceeding is a proceeding in which all offenses for which the
offender has been convicted are pending before the court for sentencing at the
same time. A judicial proceeding may include multiple offenses and
transactions.
Notes
The provisions
of this § 303.2 amended July 5, 1985, and applies to sentences for crimes
committed after January 1, 1986, 15 Pa.B. 2447; as announced at 16 Pa.B. 439
(February 15, 1986). Prior guidelines will continue to apply when sentencing
crimes committed before January 2, 1986; amended May 11, 1991, effective
8/9/1991, 21 Pa.B. 3988; amended
February 15, 1994, effective 8/12/1994, 24 Pa.B. 2483; amended March 14,
1997, effective 6/13/1997, 27
Pa.B. 1252; amended February 9, 2005, effective 6/3/2005, 35 Pa.B. 1508; amended September 5,
2008, effective 12/5/2008, 38
Pa.B. 4971; amended September 13, 2012, effective
12/28/2012, 42 Pa.B. 6072;
amended June 6, 2013, effective 9/27/2013, 43 Pa.B. 3655; amended June 1, 2017,
effective 12/1/2017, applicable
to all sentences for offenses committed on or after January 1, 2018, 47 Pa.B.
5141; amended September 25, 2020, effective 1/1/2021, 50 Pa.B.
5341.
