Pennsylvania Act 2015-20 — JUDICIAL CODE (42 PA.C.S.) - COUNSELING OF SEXUALLY VIOLENT PREDATORS

Act text

Session of 2015

No. 2015-20

HB 73

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in sentencing, further providing for counseling of sexually violent predators.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 9799.36 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:

§ 9799.36. Counseling of sexually violent predators.

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(d) Notification.--A provider of counseling services under subsection (a) shall notify the district attorney of the county and the chief law enforcement officer, as defined in section 8951 (relating to definitions), of the municipality in the county and municipality where the provider is located that the provider is counseling sexually violent predators. Notifications under this subsection must be submitted in writing by January 15 of each year and shall include the address of the provider.

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 10th day of July, A.D. 2015.

TOM WOLF