Bill Text: PA HB2611 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for verification of residence, for period of registration, for registry and for verification by sexual offenders and Pennsylvania State Police.

Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 16-2)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-09-17 - Referred to JUDICIARY [HB2611 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2011-HB2611-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 4011
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No. 2611 Session of2012
INTRODUCED BY NEILSON, BISHOP, BOBACK, BRENNAN, DALEY, GILLEN, GOODMAN, HORNAMAN, MURPHY, SCHMOTZER, READSHAW, MANN, BRADFORD, WILLIAMS, FABRIZIO AND DEASY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 17, 2012
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
verification of residence, for period of registration, for
registry and for verification by sexual offenders and
Pennsylvania State Police.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9796(b.2) and (b.3) of Title 42 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 9796. Verification of residence.
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(b.2) [Monthly] Weekly verification by individuals with
temporary habitats located within this Commonwealth.--The
Pennsylvania State Police shall verify the residence of
individuals required to register under this subchapter who have
a residence as defined in paragraph (2) of the definition of
"residence" set forth in section 9792 (relating to definitions)
every [30] seven days through the use of a nonforwardable
verification form to the last reported location where the
individual receives mail. The individual shall appear every [30]
seven days at an approved registration site to complete a
verification form and to be photographed. The individual shall
appear within 48 hours of the date designated by the
Pennsylvania State Police.
(b.3) Facilitation of [monthly] weekly verification.--The
Pennsylvania State Police shall facilitate and administer the
verification process required by subsection (b.2) by:
(1) sending a notice by first class United States mail
to an individual required to register under this subchapter
who has a residence as defined in paragraph (2) of the
definition of "residence" set forth in section 9792 at the
last reported location where the individual receives mail.
This notice shall be sent [not more than ten days nor less
than] five days prior to each of the [monthly] weekly
verification periods and shall remind the individual of the
[monthly] weekly verification requirement and provide a list
of approved registration sites; and
(2) providing verification and compliance forms as
necessary to each approved registration site.
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Section 2. Sections 9799.15(h)(1) and 9799.16(b)(6) of Title
42, amended July 5, 2012 (P.L.880, No.91), are amended to read:
§ 9799.15. Period of registration.
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(h) Transients, juvenile offenders and sexually violent
delinquent children.--If the individual specified in section
9799.13 is a transient, a juvenile offender or a sexually
violent delinquent child, the following apply:
(1) If the individual is a transient, the individual
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shall appear in person at an approved registration site to
provide or to verify the information set forth in section
9799.16(b) and to be photographed [monthly] weekly. The duty
to appear in person [monthly] weekly and to be photographed
shall apply until a transient establishes a residence. In the
event a transient establishes a residence, the requirement of
periodic in-person appearances set forth in subsection (e)
shall apply.
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§ 9799.16. Registry.
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(b) Information provided by sexual offender.--An individual
specified in section 9799.13 (relating to applicability) shall
provide the following information which shall be included in the
registry:
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(6) If the individual is a transient, the individual
shall provide information about the transient's temporary
habitat or other temporary place of abode or dwelling,
including, but not limited to, a homeless shelter or park. In
addition, the transient shall provide a list of places the
transient eats, frequents and engages in leisure activities
and any planned destinations, including those outside this
Commonwealth. If the transient changes or adds to the places
listed under this paragraph during a [monthly] weekly period,
the transient shall list these when registering as a
transient during the next [monthly] weekly period. In
addition, the transient shall provide the place the transient
receives mail, including a post office box. If the transient
has been designated as a sexually violent predator, the
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transient shall state whether he is in compliance with
section 9799.36 (relating to counseling of sexually violent
predators). The duty to provide the information set forth in
this paragraph shall apply until the transient establishes a
residence. In the event a transient establishes a residence,
the requirements of section 9799.15(e) (relating to period of
registration) shall apply.
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Section 3. Section 9799.25(a)(7) of Title 42 is amended to
read:
§ 9799.25. Verification by sexual offenders and Pennsylvania
State Police.
(a) Periodic verification.--Except for initial registration
as provided in section 9799.19 (relating to initial
registration) and in accordance with section 9799.15(a)
(relating to period of registration), sexual offenders shall
verify the information provided in section 9799.16(b) (relating
to registry) and be photographed as follows:
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(7) A transient shall appear in person at an approved
registration site [monthly] weekly.
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Section 4. The amendments to 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9796(b.2) and
(b.3), 9799.15(h)(1), 9799.16(b)(6) and 9799.25(a)(7) shall
apply as follows:
(1) Any offenders convicted on or after the effective
date of this section shall be subject to the amended
registration requirements immediately.
(2) Any offenders who were convicted before the
effective date of this section shall be subject to the
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amended registration requirements after the offender's next
monthly appearance at an approved registration site after the
effective date of this section and after notification by the
Pennsylvania State Police.
Section 5. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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