Bill Text: PA SB827 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Further providing for global positioning system technology.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2009-05-01 - Referred to JUDICIARY [SB827 Detail]

Download: Pennsylvania-2009-SB827-Introduced.html

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PRINTER'S NO. 964
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No. 827 Session of2009
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, RAFFERTY, PILEGGI, ALLOWAY, WASHINGTON, WARD, ERICKSON, BROWNE, MUSTO, FONTANA, WOZNIAK AND STACK, MAY 1, 2009
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MAY 1, 2009
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for
global positioning system technology.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 9798.3 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 9798.3. Global positioning system technology.
(a) Supervision conditions.--The Pennsylvania Board of
Probation and Parole and county probation authorities may impose
supervision conditions that include offender tracking through
global positioning system technology.
(b) Mandatory supervisory tracking.--The Pennsylvania Board
of Probation and Parole, a county probation or parole authority
or the Pennsylvania State Police shall track the following
individuals for the period of registration required under
section 9795.1 (relating to registration) when the individual
has been:
(1) determined to be a sexually violent predator as
provided for under this chapter;
(2) convicted of a sexually violent offense occurring on
or after first being subject to a period of registration
under section 9795.1; or
(3) convicted of violating 18 Pa.C.S. § 4915 (relating
to failure to comply with registration of sexual offenders
requirements).
(c) Costs.--A person tracked through electronic monitoring
shall bear the associated costs unless it is determined by the
tracking authority that such costs would result in undue
economic hardship to the person.
(d) Tampering with tracking device.--Tampering with or
removing a tracking device required under this section shall be
graded as follows:
(1) An individual subject to registration under section
9795.1(a) who commits a violation of this section commits a
felony of the third degree.
(2) An individual subject to registration under section
9795.1(b)(1), (2) or (3) who commits a violation of this
section commits a felony of the second degree.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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