§ 6319. Penalties
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 23 Pa.C.S.A. Domestic RelationsEffective: January 27, 2020
Effective: January 27, 2020
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6319
§ 6319. Penalties
(4) A report of suspected child abuse to law enforcement or the appropriate county agency by a mandated reporter, made in lieu of a report to the department, shall not constitute an offense under this subsection, provided that the report was made in a good faith effort to comply with the requirements of this chapter.
(b) Continuing course of action.--If a person's willful failure under this section to report an individual suspected of child abuse continues while the person knows or has reasonable cause to suspect a child is being subjected to child abuse by the same individual, or while the person knows or has reasonable cause to suspect that the same individual continues to have direct contact with children through the individual's employment, program, activity or service, the person commits a felony of the third degree, except that if the child abuse constitutes a felony of the first degree or higher, the person commits a felony of the second degree.
(c) Multiple offenses.--A person who, at the time of sentencing for an offense under this section, has been convicted of a prior offense under this section commits a felony of the third degree, except that if the child abuse constitutes a felony of the first degree or higher, the penalty for the second or subsequent offenses is a felony of the second degree.
Credits
1990, Dec. 19, P.L. 1240, No. 206, § 2, effective in 90 days. Amended 2006, Nov. 29, P.L. 1581, No. 179, § 3, effective in 180 days [May 29, 2007]; 2014, April 15, P.L. 414, No. 32, § 3, effective Dec. 31, 2014; 2019, Nov. 26, P.L. 648, No. 88, § 1, effective in 60 days [Jan. 27, 2020].
23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6319, PA ST 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6319
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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