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        PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1515                      PRINTER'S NO. 2098

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 1230 Session of 2007


        INTRODUCED BY BELFANTI, MILLARD, GEIST, GOODMAN, CAPPELLI, BOYD,
           CALTAGIRONE, DeLUCA, GERGELY, HARPER, HERSHEY, KILLION,
           KIRKLAND, LONGIETTI, MAHONEY, MARKOSEK, R. MILLER, MURT,
           PETRONE, SONNEY, STABACK, SURRA, VEREB, WOJNAROSKI AND
           YOUNGBLOOD, MAY 4, 2007

        AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
           REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, JUNE 26, 2007

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 23 (Domestic Relations) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, further providing for publication of
     3     delinquent support obligors.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 4309(a) of Title 23 of the Pennsylvania    <--
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     8  § 4309.  Publication of delinquent support obligors.
     9     (a)  General rule.--Any county, through its domestic
    10  relations section, may publish the names and photographs of
    11  delinquent support obligors who are in arrears 30 days or more
    12  in newspapers of general or special circulation in the county,
    13  and on the official Internet website of the county.
    14     * * *
    15     SECTION 1.  SECTION 4309(A) AND (B) OF TITLE 23 OF THE         <--
    16  PENNSYLVANIA CONSOLIDATED STATUTES ARE AMENDED TO READ:


     1  § 4309.  PUBLICATION OF DELINQUENT SUPPORT OBLIGORS.
     2     (A)  GENERAL RULE.--ANY COUNTY, THROUGH ITS DOMESTIC
     3  RELATIONS SECTION, MAY PUBLISH THE NAMES AND PHOTOGRAPHS OF
     4  [DELINQUENT] SUPPORT OBLIGORS WHO ARE [IN ARREARS 30] DELINQUENT
     5  90 DAYS OR MORE IN THE PAYMENT OF OVERDUE SUPPORT IN NEWSPAPERS
     6  OF GENERAL OR SPECIAL CIRCULATION IN THE COUNTY, AND ON THE
     7  OFFICIAL INTERNET WEBSITE OF THE COUNTY.
     8     (B)  IMMUNITY.--THE COUNTY, ITS OFFICIALS AND NEWSPAPERS, AND
     9  PUBLISHERS OF ELECTRONIC MEDIA SHALL BE IMMUNE FROM ANY AND ALL
    10  CRIMINAL AND CIVIL LIABILITY AS A RESULT OF THE PUBLICATION OF
    11  NAMES, PHOTOGRAPHS AND IDENTITIES UNDER SUBSECTION (A), UNLESS
    12  THE PUBLICATION IS A RESULT OF INTENTIONAL MISCONDUCT BY THE
    13  COUNTY, ITS OFFICIALS OR NEWSPAPERS, OR PUBLISHERS OF ELECTRONIC
    14  MEDIA.
    15     Section 2.  This act shall take effect immediately.










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