Pennsylvania Statutes
§ 9799.40 — Duties of Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing
Pennsylvania § 9799.40
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
PartPART VIII
Ch. 97SENTENCING
Subch.REGISTRATION OF SEXUAL OFFENDERS
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Bluebook
42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9799.40 (2026).
Text
The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing shall establish procedures to enable courts to classify sexual offenders as provided in section 9799.23 (relating to court notification and classification requirements).
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Legislative History
(Dec. 20, 2011, P.L.446, No.111, eff. one year) 2021 Unconstitutionality.Section 9799.40 was declared unconstitutional as applied by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court. Commonwealth v. Santana, 266 A.3d 528 (Pa. 2021). 2019 Unconstitutionality.Section 9799.40 was declared unconstitutional as applied by the Pennsylvania Superior Court. Commonwealth v. Lippincott, 208 A.3d 143 (Pa. 2019). 2011 Amendment.Act 111 added section 9799.40.
Nearby Sections
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§ 9799.10
Purposes of subchapter§ 9799.12
Definitions§ 9799.13
Applicability§ 9799.14
Sexual offenses and tier system§ 9799.15
Period of registration§ 9799.16
Registry§ 9799.18
Information sharing§ 9799.19
Initial registration§ 9799.20
Duty to inform§ 9799.21
Penalty§ 9799.22
Enforcement§ 9799.24
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