PRINTER'S NO. 955
No. 776 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY KASUNIC, COSTA, GREENLEAF, O'PAKE, BOSCOLA,
MELLOW, LAVALLE, KITCHEN, TARTAGLIONE, LOGAN, WENGER,
RHOADES, ERICKSON AND PILEGGI, JUNE 17, 2005
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, JUNE 17, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 23 (Domestic
2 Relations) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further
3 providing for, in criminal history record information,
4 general regulations and for information relating to
5 prospective child-care personnel.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Section 9121(b)(1) of Title 18 of the
9 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
10 § 9121. General regulations.
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12 (b) Dissemination to noncriminal justice agencies and
13 individuals.--Criminal history record information shall be
14 disseminated by a State or local police department to any
15 individual or noncriminal justice agency only upon request.
16 Except as provided in subsection (b.1):
17 (1) A fee may be charged by a State or local police
18 department for each request for criminal history record
19 information by an individual or noncriminal justice agency,
1 except that no fee shall be charged to an individual who
2 makes the request in order to:
3 (i) apply to become a volunteer with an affiliate of
4 Big Brothers of America or Big Sisters of America or with
5 a rape crisis center or domestic violence program[.]; or
6 (ii) adopt a child who is eligible for adoption
7 assistance under 55 Pa. Code § 3140.202 (relating to
8 child eligibility).
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10 Section 2. Section 6344(h) of Title 23 is amended to read:
11 § 6344. Information relating to prospective child-care
12 personnel.
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14 (h) Fees.--The department may charge a fee not to exceed $10
15 in order to conduct the certification as required in subsection
16 (b)(2), except that no fee shall be charged to an individual who
17 makes the request in order to:
18 (1) apply to become a volunteer with an affiliate of Big
19 Brothers of America or Big Sisters of America or with a rape
20 crisis center or domestic violence shelter[.]; or
21 (2) adopt a child who is eligible for adoption
22 assistance under 55 Pa. Code § 3140.202 (relating to child
23 eligibility).
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25 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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