HB 752 — An Act amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in falsification and intimidation, further providing for failure to comply with 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 97 Subch. I registration requirements; and, in sentencing, further providing for registration.

PRINTER'S NO.   776

                     THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA



                         HOUSE BILL
                         No. 752
                                                Session of
                                                  2025

     INTRODUCED BY SHAFFER, OWLETT, M. MACKENZIE, KUZMA, VENKAT,
        SCHEUREN, KRUPA AND KOZAK, MARCH 3, 2025

     REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 3, 2025


                                     AN ACT
 1   Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and
 2      Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
 3      Statutes, in falsification and intimidation, further
 4      providing for failure to comply with 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 97 Subch.
 5      I registration requirements; and, in sentencing, further
 6      providing for registration.
 7      The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
 8   hereby enacts as follows:
 9      Section 1.    Section 4915.2(c) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
10   Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a paragraph and the
11   section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
12   § 4915.2.   Failure to comply with 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 97 Subch. I
13                 registration requirements.
14      * * *
15      (a.2)    Additional offense defined.--An individual who is
16   subject to registration under 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.55(b)(3) commits
17   an offense if the individual knowingly violates 42 Pa.C.S. §
18   9799.55(e).
19      * * *
20      (c)   Grading for sexually violent predators and others with
 1   lifetime registration.--
 2            * * *
 3            (5)   An individual subject to registration under 42
 4      Pa.C.S. § 9799.55(b)(3) who violates subsection (a.2) commits
 5      a felony of the second degree.
 6      * * *
 7      Section 2.      Section 9799.55 of Title 42 is amended by adding
 8   subsections to read:
 9   § 9799.55.     Registration.
10      * * *
11      (e)   Residency.--
12            (1)   A sexually violent predator may not reside within
13      2,500 feet of a public school, private school, parochial
14      school or day-care center for the duration of the required
15      period of registration under subsection (b).
16            (2)     A sexually violent predator who resides within 2,500
17      feet of a public school, private school, parochial school or
18      day-care center on the effective date of this paragraph
19      shall, within six months after the effective date of this
20      paragraph or upon the expiration of the lease, rental
21      agreement or similar contractual obligation regarding the
22      residence, whichever is later, relocate to another residence
23      that is situated at least 2,500 feet from a public school,
24      private school, parochial school or day-care center.
25            (3)   If, on or after the effective date of this
26      paragraph, a public school, private school, parochial school
27      or day-care center opens at a location that is within 2,500
28      feet of the residence of a sexually violent predator, the
29      sexually violent predator shall, within six months after the
30      opening of the public school, private school, parochial

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 1      school or day-care center or upon the expiration of the
 2      lease, rental agreement or similar contractual obligation
 3      regarding the residence, whichever is later, relocate to
 4      another residence that is situated at least 2,500 feet from a
 5      public school, private school, parochial school or day-care
 6      center.
 7            (4)   Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to
 8      override or abrogate a law enforcement notification
 9      requirement under this chapter.
10      (f)   Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
11   words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
12   subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
13      "Day-care center."    Premises operated for profit in which
14   child care is provided simultaneously for five or more children
15   who are not relatives of the operator of the premises.
16      "Public school."    As defined in 24 Pa.C.S. § 8102 (relating
17   to definitions).
18      Section 3.    This act shall take effect immediately.




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