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§ 3130. Conduct relating to sex offenders

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and OffensesEffective: June 12, 2018

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Definition of Specific Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Article B. Offenses Involving Danger to the Person (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 31. Sexual Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter B. Definition of Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 12, 2018
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3130
§ 3130. Conduct relating to sex offenders
Currentness
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits a felony of the third degree if the person has reason to believe that a sex offender is not complying with or has not complied with the requirements of the sex offender's probation or parole, imposed by statute or court order, or with the registration requirements of 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 97 Subch. H (relating to registration of sexual offenders) or I (relating to continued registration of sexual offenders),1 and the person, with the intent to assist the sex offender in eluding a law enforcement agent or agency that is seeking to find the sex offender to question the sex offender about, or to arrest the sex offender for, noncompliance with the requirements of the sex offender's probation or parole or the requirements of 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 97 Subch. H or I:
(1) withholds information from or does not notify the law enforcement agent or agency about the sex offender's noncompliance with the requirements of parole, the requirements of 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 97 Subch. H or I or, if known, the sex offender's whereabouts;
(2) harbors or attempts to harbor or assist another person in harboring or attempting to harbor the sex offender;
(3) conceals or attempts to conceal, or assists another person in concealing or attempting to conceal, the sex offender; or
(4) provides information to the law enforcement agent or agency regarding the sex offender which the person knows to be false.
(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term “sex offender” means a person who is required to register with the Pennsylvania State Police pursuant to the provisions of 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 97 Subch. H or I.

Credits

2006, Nov. 29, P.L. 1567, No. 178, § 1, effective Jan. 1, 2007. Amended 2011, Dec. 20, P.L. 446, No. 111, § 1, effective in one year [Dec. 20, 2012]; 2018, Feb. 21, P.L. 27, No. 10, § 1, imd. effective. Reenacted 2018, June 12, P.L. 140, No. 29, § 1, imd. effective.

Footnotes

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42 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 9799.10 et seq., 9799.51 et seq.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3130, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3130
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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