§ 5007. Certain offenders residing in group-based homes
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 61 Pa.C.S.A. Prisons and ParoleEffective: June 30, 2021
Effective: June 30, 2021
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 5007
Formerly cited as PA ST 61 Pa.C.S.A. § 6124
§ 5007. Certain offenders residing in group-based homes
(1) A group-based home located within a county of the sixth, seventh or eighth class that agrees to provide housing to an individual knowing that the individual has been previously convicted of an offense under 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502 (relating to murder) or a substantially similar offense committed in another jurisdiction shall notify the head of the governing body of the municipality and the county in which the group-based home is located that the individual is staying at the group-based home.
(2) All hearings shall be conducted in compliance with 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 7 (relating to open meetings). A governing body conducting a public hearing under this subsection shall announce the hearing via posting on its official publicly accessible Internet website no less than two weeks prior to the hearing. The announcement shall provide information regarding the purpose, location, date and time of the public hearing and a contact number for interested persons to call in order to obtain additional information about the hearing.
“Group-based-home.” A nonprofit or for-profit entity that maintains a facility that provides housing to individuals on probation or parole or other individuals previously convicted of crimes. The term shall not include a correctional institution or a facility maintained by a domestic violence program.
Credits
2021, June 30, P.L. 260, No. 59, § 10, imd. effective.
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 5007, PA ST 61 Pa.C.S.A. § 5007
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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