PRINTER'S NO.  47

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

91

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY MURPHY, BOBACK, BRIGGS, CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, CLYMER, D. COSTA, DePASQUALE, ELLIS, EVERETT, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, HESS, HORNAMAN, KORTZ, LONGIETTI, MILLARD, MULLERY, PYLE, READSHAW, REICHLEY, ROAE, SONNEY, STABACK AND VULAKOVICH, JANUARY 19, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 19, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes, further providing for failure to

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comply with registration of sexual offenders requirements.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 4915(a) and (c) of Title 18 of the

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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

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§ 4915.  Failure to comply with registration of sexual offenders

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requirements.

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(a)  Offense defined.--An individual who is subject to

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registration under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9795.1(a) (relating to

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registration) or an individual who is subject to registration

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under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9795.1(b)(1), (2) [or], (3) and (4) commits

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an offense if he knowingly fails to:

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(1)  register with the Pennsylvania State Police as

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required under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9795.2 (relating to registration

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procedures and applicability);

 


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(2)  verify his address or be photographed as required

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under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9796 (relating to verification of

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residence); or

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(3)  provide accurate information when registering under

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42 Pa.C.S. § 9795.2 or verifying an address under 42 Pa.C.S.

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§ 9796.

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(c)  Grading for sexually violent predators and others with

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lifetime registration.--

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(2)  Except as set forth in paragraph (3), an individual

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subject to registration under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9795.1(b)(1), (2) 

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[or], (3) and (4) who commits a violation of subsection (a)

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(1) or (2) commits a felony of the second degree.

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(3)  An individual subject to registration under 42

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Pa.C.S. § 9795.1(b)(1), (2) [or], (3) and (4) who commits a

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violation of subsection (a)(1) or (2) and who has previously

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been convicted of an offense under subsection (a)(1) or (2)

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or a similar offense commits a felony of the first degree.

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(4)  An individual subject to registration under 42

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Pa.C.S. § 9795.1(b)(1), (2) [or], (3) and (4) who violates

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subsection (a)(3) commits a felony of the first degree.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

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