PRINTER'S NO. 3848

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No. 2526 Session of 2008

        INTRODUCED BY R. TAYLOR, LENTZ, BELFANTI, BRENNAN, BOBACK,
           CONKLIN, CURRY, DePASQUALE, FRANKEL, GEORGE, GIBBONS,
           GOODMAN, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARKINS, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, KOTIK,
           LEACH, MAHONEY, MANN, McCALL, McILHATTAN, MELIO, MOYER, MURT,
           ROCK, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SHAPIRO, SIPTROTH, M. SMITH, SOLOBAY,
           SURRA, J. TAYLOR, WANSACZ, J. WHITE, YOUNGBLOOD, BEYER,
           HENNESSEY, HERSHEY, D. O'BRIEN AND GEIST, JUNE 4, 2008

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 4, 2008

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
     2     Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
     3     registration.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 9795.1(a) of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     8  § 9795.1.  Registration.
     9     (a)  Ten-year registration.--The following individuals shall
    10  be required to register with the Pennsylvania State Police for a
    11  period of ten years:
    12         (1)  Individuals convicted of any of the following
    13     offenses:
    14             18 Pa.C.S. § 2901 (relating to kidnapping) where the
    15         victim is a minor.
    16             18 Pa.C.S. § 2910 (relating to luring a child into a

     1         motor vehicle or structure).
     2             18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.2 (relating to institutional sexual
     3         assault).
     4             18 Pa.C.S. § 3126 (relating to indecent assault)
     5         where the offense is graded as a misdemeanor of the first
     6         degree or higher.
     7             18 Pa.C.S. § 4302 (relating to incest) where the
     8         victim is 12 years of age or older but under 18 years of
     9         age.
    10             18 Pa.C.S. § 5902(b) (relating to prostitution and
    11         related offenses) where the actor promotes the
    12         prostitution of a minor.
    13             18 Pa.C.S. § 5903(a)(3), (4), (5) or (6) (relating to
    14         obscene and other sexual materials and performances)
    15         where the victim is a minor.
    16             18 Pa.C.S. § 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of
    17         children).
    18             18 Pa.C.S. § 6318 (relating to unlawful contact with
    19         minor).
    20             18 Pa.C.S. § 6320 (relating to sexual exploitation of
    21         children).
    22         (2)  Individuals convicted of an attempt to commit any of
    23     the offenses under paragraph (1) or subsection (b)(2).
    24         (2.1)  Individuals convicted of solicitation or
    25     conspiracy to commit any of the offenses under paragraph (1)
    26     or subsection (b)(2).
    27         (3)  Individuals currently residing in this Commonwealth
    28     who have been convicted of offenses similar to the crimes
    29     cited in paragraphs (1) and (2) under the laws of the United
    30     States or one of its territories or possessions, another
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     1     state, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto
     2     Rico or a foreign nation.
     3     * * *
     4     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.


















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