2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 97 - Sentencing
9797 - Victim notification.

     § 9797.  Victim notification.
        (a)  Duty to inform victim.--
            (1)  Where the individual is determined to be a sexually
        violent predator by a court under section 9795.4 (relating to
        assessments), the local municipal police department or the
        Pennsylvania State Police where no municipal police
        jurisdiction exists shall give written notice to the sexually
        violent predator's victim when the sexually violent predator
        registers initially and when he notifies the Pennsylvania
        State Police of any change of residence. This notice shall be
        given within 72 hours after the sexually violent predator
        registers or notifies the Pennsylvania State Police of a
        change of address. The notice shall contain the sexually
        violent predator's name and the address or addresses where he
        resides.
            (2)  A victim may terminate the duty to inform set forth
        in paragraph (1) by providing the local municipal police
        department or the Pennsylvania State Police where no local
        municipal police department exists with a written statement
        releasing that agency from the duty to comply with this
        section as it pertains to that victim.
        (b)  Where an individual is not determined to be a sexually
     violent predator.--Where an individual is not determined to be a
     sexually violent predator by a court under section 9795.4, the
     victim shall be notified in accordance with section 201 of the
     act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime
     Victims Act.
     (May 10, 2000, P.L.74, No.18, eff. 60 days)

        2000 Amendment.  Act 18 reenacted and amended section 9797.