Regular Session 2023-2024 House Bill 2199 P.N. 2888

PRINTER'S NO. 2888

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

No.

2199

Session of

2024

INTRODUCED BY ORTITAY, BENHAM, COOK, M. JONES, GILLEN AND DALEY,

APRIL 9, 2024

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 9, 2024

AN ACT

Amending the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.177, No.175), entitled

"An act providing for and reorganizing the conduct of the

executive and administrative work of the Commonwealth by the

Executive Department thereof and the administrative

departments, boards, commissions, and officers thereof,

including the boards of trustees of State Normal Schools, or

Teachers Colleges; abolishing, creating, reorganizing or

authorizing the reorganization of certain administrative

departments, boards, and commissions; defining the powers and

duties of the Governor and other executive and administrative

officers, and of the several administrative departments,

boards, commissions, and officers; fixing the salaries of the

Governor, Lieutenant Governor, and certain other executive

and administrative officers; providing for the appointment of

certain administrative officers, and of all deputies and

other assistants and employes in certain departments, boards,

and commissions; providing for judicial administration; and

prescribing the manner in which the number and compensation

of the deputies and all other assistants and employes of

certain departments, boards and commissions shall be

determined," in judicial administration, further providing

for surcharge and fee and providing for investigation and

prosecution of Internet crimes against children; and

establishing the Internet Crimes Against Children Restricted

Account.

This act shall be referred to as Alicia's Law.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 2802-E(a)(2) of the act of April 9, 1929

(P.L.177, No.175), known as The Administrative Code of 1929,

added November 1, 2023 (P.L.154, No.22), is amended to read:

Section 2802-E. Surcharge and fee.

(a) Imposition.--

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(2) The following apply:

(i) In addition to the fees imposed under 42 Pa.C.S.

§ 3733(a.1), a surcharge of $11.25 shall be charged and

collected by a division of the Unified Judicial System.

(ii) The surcharge under this paragraph shall be

deposited [in the Judicial Department Operations

Augmentation Account established under section 1795.1-

E(d) of The Fiscal Code.] as follows:

(A) Amounts collected under subparagraph (i)

which are collected upon a conviction or guilty plea

based on the filing of a traffic citation charging an

offense under 75 Pa.C.S. (relating to vehicles) which

is classified as summary under a State statute or

local ordinance as provided in the Pennsylvania Rules

of Criminal Procedure shall be deposited into the

Prosecution of Internet Crimes Against Children

Restricted Account established under section 2803-

E(c)(1).

(B) The remainder of the amounts collected under

subparagraph (i) shall be deposited into the Judicial

Department Operations Augmentation Account

established under section 1795.1-E(d) of The Fiscal

Code.

(iii) This paragraph shall expire July 31, 2025.

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Section 2. The act is amended by adding a section to read:

Section 2803-E. Investigation and prosecution of Internet

crimes against children.

(a) Establishment of task force.--The Attorney General may

establish a task force to investigate and prosecute violations

of 18 Pa.C.S. Ch. 31 (relating to sexual offenses) committed

against individuals under 18 years of age using the Internet. A

task force established under this subsection shall meet the

requirements of 34 U.S.C. § 21114 (relating to duties and

functions of task forces).

(b) Designation of task forces.--No later than 60 days after

the effective date of this subsection and each January 1

thereafter, the Attorney General shall designate all task forces

in this Commonwealth that meet the requirements of 34 U.S.C. §

21114, including a task force established under subsection (a).

The Attorney General shall transmit notice of the list of the

task force designations under this section to the Legislative

Reference Bureau for publication in the next available issue of

the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

(1) The Internet Crimes Against Children Restricted

Account is established as a restricted account in the General

Fund.

(2) Money in the Internet Crimes Against Children

Restricted Account may only be used to provide grants and

financial support for task forces designated under subsection

(b).

(3) Money in the Internet Crimes Against Children

Restricted Account may only be used upon appropriation by the

General Assembly.

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Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.

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