PRINTER'S NO. 1724
No. 1421 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY BLAUM, HAGARTY, CALTAGIRONE, NAHILL, KOSINSKI,
DALEY, KRUSZEWSKI, ANGSTADT, HECKLER, J. TAYLOR, WOGAN,
G. SNYDER, CLYMER, LaGROTTA, SEMMEL, HERMAN, ITKIN, BARLEY,
FLEAGLE, DeLUCA, LUCYK, PHILLIPS, VROON, BATTISTO, GERLACH,
PETRONE, WAMBACH, BELARDI, CORNELL, E. Z. TAYLOR, MELIO,
HARPER, MICHLOVIC, MICOZZIE, FARMER, STABACK, GODSHALL,
GIGLIOTTI, NOYE, STEELMAN, D. W. SNYDER, PISTELLA, GRUPPO,
SERAFINI, BUNT, CIVERA, SURRA, KING, BUTKOVITZ, STURLA,
HARLEY, RITTER AND TELEK, MAY 29, 1991
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON AGING AND YOUTH, MAY 29, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for release of child
3 abuse records to law enforcement officials.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6340(a)(9) of Title 23 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, added December 19, 1990
8 (P.L. , No.206), is amended to read:
9 § 6340. Release of information in confidential reports.
10 (a) General rule.--Reports specified in section 6339
11 (relating to confidentiality of reports) shall only be made
12 available to:
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14 (9) Law enforcement officials of any jurisdiction in the
15 course of investigating [cases of:
1 (i) Homicide, sexual abuse, sexual exploitation or
2 serious bodily injury perpetrated by persons whether or
3 not related to the victim.
4 (ii) Child abuse perpetrated by persons who are not
5 family members.
6 (iii) Repeated physical injury to a child under
7 circumstances which indicate that the child's health or
8 welfare is harmed or threatened] a crime against a child
9 or a missing child report to which the reports may be
10 relevant.
11 * * *
12 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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