Section 303.2. Procedure for determining the guideline sentence

(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 Deadly Weapon Enhancement, Youth/School Enhancement, Criminal Gang Enhancement, and Third Degree Murder of a Victim Younger than Age 13 Enhancement (§ 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.

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 August 9, 1991, 21 Pa.B. 3988; amended 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 page (364218).