PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1515 PRINTER'S NO. 2098
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. C19L23BIL/20070H1230B2098 - 2 -