PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 758 PRINTER'S NO. 1607
No. 668 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY COSTA, MELLOW, LOGAN, WAGNER, KUKOVICH, O'PAKE,
KITCHEN, BOSCOLA, SCHWARTZ, STOUT, WAUGH, PILEGGI, WOZNIAK,
C. WILLIAMS AND KASUNIC, APRIL 24, 2003
SENATOR THOMPSON, APPROPRIATIONS, RE-REPORTED AS AMENDED,
MAY 10, 2004
AN ACT
1 Establishing a uniform crime reporting program; requiring all
2 county and municipal law enforcement agencies to report
3 certain information occurring within the respective
4 jurisdictions; IMPOSING DUTIES ON THE PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION <--
5 ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY; and authorizing the Pennsylvania
6 State Police to collect and gather information on crime and
7 make annual reports.
8 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
9 hereby enacts as follows:
10 Section 1. Short title.
11 This act shall be known and may be cited as the Pennsylvania
12 Uniform Crime Reporting Act.
13 Section 2. Definitions.
14 The following words and phrases when used in this act shall
15 have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
16 context clearly indicates otherwise:
17 "Act." The Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting Act.
18 "Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting (UCR) Program." A
19 program established by law which provides a Statewide view of
1 crime trends and volume based on the contribution of statistics
2 by law enforcement agencies throughout this Commonwealth.
3 "Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting System" or "PAUCRS." A
4 Web Wide Web-based data collection and dissemination system used
5 to facilitate operation of the Pennsylvania Uniform Crime
6 Reporting Program.
7 "State, county and local law enforcement agencies." The
8 Pennsylvania State Police and any city, borough, town, township
9 or county police agency or organization that possesses general
10 police powers and is charged with making arrests in connection
11 with the enforcement of criminal or traffic laws and employs law
12 enforcement officers duly certified under the former act of June
13 18, 1974 (P.L.359, No.120), referred to as the Municipal Police
14 Education and Training Law, or 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 21 Subch. D
15 (relating to Municipal Police Education and Training).
16 Section 3. Establishment of Pennsylvania Uniform Crime
17 Reporting Program.
18 (A) PROGRAM.--A Pennsylvania Uniform Crime Reporting Program <--
19 shall be established under the direction, control and
20 supervision of the Pennsylvania State Police. The Pennsylvania
21 State Police shall have the power and duty, by TO PROMULGATE <--
22 such rules and regulations PURSUANT TO THE ACT OF JUNE 25, 1982 <--
23 (P.L.633, NO.181), KNOWN AS THE REGULATORY REVIEW ACT, as the
24 Pennsylvania State Police may deem necessary, to collect and
25 gather the information from State, county and local law
26 enforcement agencies as may be prescribed in this act. This <--
27 program shall include a procedure for notifying county and local
28 law enforcement agencies that are not compliant with their
29 reporting requirements that they are ineligible to receive any
30 ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AS MAY BE PRESCRIBED IN THIS ACT. <--
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1 (B) NOTIFICATION.--THIS PROGRAM SHALL INCLUDE A PROCEDURE
2 FOR NOTIFYING:
3 (1) COUNTY AND LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES THAT ARE
4 NOT COMPLIANT WITH THEIR REPORTING REQUIREMENTS;
5 (2) THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS AND
6 THE PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY OF THE
7 FAILURE OF A COUNTY OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY TO COMPLY
8 WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 4 AND OF THE IMPOSITION OF
9 THE PENALTY PROVISIONS CONTAINED IN SUBSECTION (C); AND
10 (3) THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA COURTS AND
11 THE PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY WHEN A
12 DELINQUENT COUNTY OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY BECOMES
13 COMPLIANT WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF SECTION 4 AND IS NO LONGER
14 SUBJECT TO THE IMPOSITION OF THE PENALTY PROVISIONS CONTAINED
15 IN SUBSECTION (C).
16 (C) PENALTIES.--ANY COUNTY OR LOCAL LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY
17 THAT FAILS TO COMPLY WITH THE REQUIREMENTS IN SECTION 4 WITHIN
18 30 DAYS OF THE DATE OF THE MAILING OF NOTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
19 SUBSECTION (B) SHALL BE INELIGIBLE TO RECEIVE ANY portion of
20 fines collected and distributed under 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 35, Subch.
21 E (relating to fines, etc.) or any grant administered by the
22 Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency.
23 (D) DISPOSITION OF FORFEITED FUNDS UNDER SUBSECTION (C).-- <--
24 ALL FUNDS FORFEITED UNDER SUBSECTION (C) SHALL BE TRANSMITTED TO
25 THE COMMONWEALTH FOR DEPOSIT IN THE SAME MANNER AND TO THE SAME
26 FUNDS AS PURSUANT TO 42 PA.C.S. § 3571 (RELATING TO COMMONWEALTH
27 PORTION OF FINES, ETC.).
28 SECTION 3.1. COLLECTION OF PENALTY.
29 (A) GENERAL RULE.--UPON RECEIPT OF NOTICE PURSUANT TO
30 SECTION 3(B)(2), THE ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE OF PENNSYLVANIA
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1 COURTS SHALL DIRECT THE APPROPRIATE COURTS OF JURISDICTION TO
2 WITHHOLD ALL FINES, FEES AND PENALTIES DUE THE DELINQUENT LAW
3 ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR THE PERIOD OF NONCOMPLIANCE AND SHALL
4 DIRECT THAT ALL SUCH FUNDS SHALL BE DEPOSITED IN ACCORDANCE WITH
5 SECTION 3(D).
6 (B) GRANTS.--THE PENNSYLVANIA COMMISSION ON CRIME AND
7 DELINQUENCY SHALL, UPON RECEIPT OF NOTICE PURSUANT TO SECTION
8 3(B)(2), SUSPEND THE PROCESSING OR AWARD OF GRANTS TO A
9 DELINQUENT LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY FOR THE PERIOD OF
10 NONCOMPLIANCE.
11 Section 4. Monthly contribution.
12 All State, county and local law enforcement agencies shall
13 contribute statistical information related to number and nature
14 of offenses occurring within their respective jurisdictions, the
15 disposition of such matters, and such other related information
16 as the Pennsylvania State Police may require. Such contributions
17 shall be consistent with established UCR guidelines, in a manner
18 as prescribed by the Pennsylvania State Police, and shall
19 reflect monthly increments.
20 Section 5. Compilation of statistics.
21 Upon receipt of the information, the Pennsylvania State
22 Police shall have such data collated and formulated and shall
23 compile such statistics as the Pennsylvania State Police may
24 deem necessary to present a proper depiction of the nature and
25 volume of crime within this Commonwealth.
26 Section 6. Annual report.
27 The Pennsylvania State Police shall electronically publish an
28 annual report containing results of the information gathered and
29 collated for access by the Governor, the General Assembly, the
30 Attorney General and the public through the PAUCRS.
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1 Section 7. Dissemination of law enforcement agency information.
2 Annually, or at intervals as requested by the Pennsylvania
3 State Police, the Municipal Police Officers' Education and
4 Training Commission shall provide the Pennsylvania State Police
5 with information related to those Pennsylvania law enforcement
6 agencies known to be in existence. Such information shall be
7 correlated with UCR data on file to identify law enforcement
8 agencies with incomplete data. A listing of such law enforcement
9 agencies shall be included in the annual report. A current
10 listing of such agencies shall also be made available for timely
11 public access through the output reporting capabilities of the
12 PAUCRS.
13 Section 8. Repeal.
14 All acts and parts of acts are repealed insofar as they are
15 inconsistent with this act.
16 Section 9. Implementation.
17 Implementation of the provisions of this act by the
18 Pennsylvania State Police is contingent upon the availability of
19 funding to facilitate changes as may be required in the
20 Pennsylvania UCR Program and the Pennsylvania Uniform Crime
21 Reporting System.
22 Section 10. Effective date.
23 This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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