PRINTER'S NO. 180
No. 159 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY BAKER, MARSICO, PICKETT, CAUSER, BARRAR, BELFANTI,
BEYER, BOYD, CALTAGIRONE, CASORIO, CLYMER, FAIRCHILD, GEIST,
GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GRELL, HARHAI, HERSHEY, HESS,
HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, KILLION, KOTIK, MAJOR, MARKOSEK,
McGEEHAN, McILHATTAN, MENSCH, MURT, PHILLIPS, PYLE, RAPP,
ROAE, SCAVELLO, STABACK, R. STEVENSON, TRUE, WALKO AND
WOJNAROSKI, JANUARY 31, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 31, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 44 (Law and Justice) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, establishing a registry of certain
3 drug offenders; and providing for duties of the Pennsylvania
4 State Police.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 44 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a chapter to read:
9 CHAPTER 25
10 DRUG OFFENDER REGISTRY
11 Sec.
12 2501. Definitions.
13 2502. Registry established.
14 2503. Contents of registry.
15 2504. Reporting.
16 2505. Availability.
1 2506. Removal.
2 § 2501. Definitions.
3 The following words and phrases when used in this chapter
4 shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the
5 context clearly indicates otherwise:
6 "Convicted." Includes having pleaded guilty or nolo
7 contendere.
8 "Registry." The Drug Offender Registry established in
9 section 2502 (relating to registry established).
10 § 2502. Registry established.
11 The Pennsylvania State Police shall establish a Drug Offender
12 Registry of persons convicted after the effective date of this
13 section of a violation of section 13(a)(14), (30) or (37) of the
14 act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlled
15 Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, where the controlled
16 substance is methamphetamine or is a salt, isomer or salt of an
17 isomer of methamphetamine or is a mixture containing
18 methamphetamine, containing a salt of methamphetamine,
19 containing an isomer of methamphetamine or containing a salt of
20 an isomer of methamphetamine.
21 § 2503. Contents of registry.
22 The registry shall consist of the following information:
23 (1) The person's name.
24 (2) The person's date of birth.
25 (3) The offense or offenses making the person eligible
26 for inclusion on the registry.
27 (4) The conviction date of the person and the county
28 where the conviction occurred.
29 (5) Other identifying data as the Pennsylvania State
30 Police determines is necessary to properly identify the
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1 person, not including the person's Social Security number.
2 § 2504. Reporting.
3 Beginning July 1, 2007, the office of clerk of the court of
4 common pleas shall transmit to the Pennsylvania State Police,
5 within 45 days after final judgment of conviction, a record of
6 the conviction and date of birth of all persons who are
7 convicted of the offenses described in section 2502 (relating to
8 registry established).
9 § 2505. Availability.
10 The Pennsylvania State Police shall make registry information
11 available for public inquiry on the Internet.
12 § 2506. Removal.
13 The Pennsylvania State Police shall remove from the registry
14 the name and other identifying information of a person who is
15 convicted of an offense described in section 2502 (relating to
16 registry established) seven years after the date of the most
17 recent conviction.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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