Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 9799.28 — Public Internet website

Pennsylvania § 9799.28
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PartPART VIII
Ch. 97SENTENCING
Subch.REGISTRATION OF SEXUAL OFFENDERS

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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9799.28 (2026).

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(a)Information to be made available through Internet.--The Pennsylvania State Police shall, in the manner and form directed by the Governor:
(1)Develop and maintain a system for making information about individuals convicted of a sexually violent offense, sexually violent predators and sexually violent delinquent children publicly available by electronic means via an Internet website. In order to fulfill its duties under this section, the Pennsylvania State Police shall ensure that the Internet website:
(i)Contains a feature to permit a member of the public to obtain relevant information for an individual convicted of a sexually violent offense, a sexually violent predator or a sexually violent delinquent child by a query of the Internet website based on search criteria including sear

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Legislative History

(Dec. 20, 2011, P.L.446, No.111, eff. one year; July 5, 2012, P.L.880, No.91, eff. Dec. 20, 2012) 2021 Unconstitutionality.Section 9799.28 was declared unconstitutional as applied by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Commonwealth v. Santana, 266 A.3d 528 (Pa. 2021). 2019 Unconstitutionality.Section 9799.28 was declared unconstitutional as applied by the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Commonwealth v. Lippincott, 208 A.3d 143 (Pa. 2019). 2012Amendment.Act 91 amended subsecs. (a)(1)(i) and (ii), (b)(3), (4), (5), (6) and (9) and (e) and added subsec. (b)(12), (13) and (14). 2011 Amendment.Act 111 added section 9799.28. See section 17(1)(i) of Act 111 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability.

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