Bill Text: PA SB533 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Providing for the definitions of "electronic mail address" and "instant messaging screen name"; and further providing for registration procedures and applicability and for duties of Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 14-6)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-03-02 - Referred to JUDICIARY [SB533 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB533-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 540
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 533 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY BROWNE, ROBBINS, ORIE, BRUBAKER, ALLOWAY, TOMLINSON, LOGAN, MUSTO, O'PAKE, PILEGGI, SCARNATI, WOZNIAK, EARLL, BOSCOLA, PIPPY, CORMAN, SMUCKER, WASHINGTON, RAFFERTY AND WONDERLING, MARCH 2, 2009
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MARCH 2, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, providing for the
definitions of "electronic mail address" and "instant
messaging screen name"; and further providing for
registration procedures and applicability and for duties of
Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9792 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding definitions to read:
§ 9792. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter
shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
context clearly indicates otherwise:
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"Electronic mail address." A destination, commonly expressed
as a string of characters, to which electronic mail may be sent
or delivered.
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"Instant messaging screen name." The name a user chooses to
use when communicating with others online.
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Section 2. Section 9795.2(a)(1) and (2) of Title 42 are
amended to read:
§ 9795.2. Registration procedures and applicability.
(a) Registration.--
(1) Offenders and sexually violent predators shall be
required to register with the Pennsylvania State Police upon
release from incarceration, upon parole from a State or
county correctional institution or upon the commencement of a
sentence of intermediate punishment or probation. For
purposes of registration, offenders and sexually violent
predators shall provide the Pennsylvania State Police with
all current or intended residences, all information
concerning current or intended employment and all information
concerning current or intended enrollment as a student.
Offenders and sexually violent predators shall provide the
Pennsylvania State Police with all online identities,
including all electronic mail addresses and instant messaging
screen names.
(2) Offenders and sexually violent predators shall
inform the Pennsylvania State Police within 48 hours of:
(i) Any change of residence or establishment of an
additional residence or residences.
(ii) Any change of employer or employment location
for a period of time that will exceed 14 days or for an
aggregate period of time that will exceed 30 days during
any calendar year, or termination of employment.
(iii) Any change of institution or location at which
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the person is enrolled as a student, or termination of
enrollment.
(iv) Becoming employed or enrolled as a student if
the person has not previously provided that information
to the Pennsylvania State Police.
(v) Any change in the establishment of an online
identity, including the person's electronic mail
addresses or instant messaging screen names.
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Section 3. Section 9799.2(2) of Title 42 is amended by
adding a subparagraph to read:
§ 9799.2. Duties of Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole.
The Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole shall:
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(2) In cooperation with the Department of Corrections
and other Commonwealth agencies, obtain the following
information regarding offenders and sexually violent
predators:
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(vii) Online identity of an offender or sexually
violent predator, including the offender or sexually
violent predator's electronic mail addresses and instant
messaging screen names.
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Section 4. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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