PRINTER'S NO. 1806
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
1179
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY WARD, MARTIN, ARGALL, COSTA, RAFFERTY, BREWSTER,
RESCHENTHALER AND VULAKOVICH, MAY 31, 2018
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MAY 31, 2018
AN ACT
Amending the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111),
entitled "An act providing for victims' rights; imposing
penalties; establishing remedies; establishing the Office of
Victim Advocate, the Bureau of Victims' Services, the
Victims' Services Advisory Committee, the State Offender
Supervision Fund and other funds; and making repeals," in
crime victims, further providing for responsibilities of
State and local law enforcement agencies and providing for
responsibilities of medical personnel; and, in compensation,
further providing for persons eligible for compensation and
for awards.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 212 of the act of November 24, 1998
(P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, is amended by
adding a subsection to read:
Section 212. Responsibilities of State and local law
enforcement agencies.
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(h) Release of identification.--
(1) Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), a law
enforcement agency shall make a reasonable effort to contact
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