Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 50, December 14, 2024
Section 303.4 - Prior Record Score-categories(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.The provisions of this § 303.4 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 December 4, 1987, effective 4/25/1988, 18 Pa.B. 1916; 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. This section cited in 204 Pa. Code § 303.2 (relating to procedure for determining the guideline sentence); and 204 Pa. Code § 307.1 (relating to preliminary provisions).