(a) Failure to comply.--When an individual set forth in section 9799.13 (relating to applicability) fails to comply with section 9799.19 (relating to initial registration), 9799.21 (relating to penalty) or 9799.36 (relating to counseling of sexually violent predators), the Pennsylvania State Police shall either:
(1) In cooperation with the district attorney, seek issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the individual and locate and arrest the individual for violating this section.
(2) Notify the municipal police department where the individual has a residence, is transient, is employed or is enrolled as a student. The municipal police shall, in cooperation with the district attorney, seek issuance of a warrant for the arrest of the individual and locate and arrest the individual for violating this section. In municipalities where no municipal police department exists, the Pennsylvania State Police shall proceed under paragraph (1).
(b) When individual cannot be found.--In the event the individual cannot be located, the following apply:
(1) The Pennsylvania State Police shall enter information on the Internet website of sexual offenders and in the registry indicating that the individual cannot be located.
(2) The Pennsylvania State Police shall provide information to the National Sex Offender Registry and NCIC to reflect that the individual cannot be located.
(3) The Pennsylvania State Police shall notify the United States Marshals Service.
(4) If a warrant is issued pursuant to this subsection, the police department executing the warrant shall provide information to the National Crime Information Center Wanted Person File to reflect that a warrant has been issued for the individual's arrest.
(c) Notice from another jurisdiction.--When another jurisdiction notifies the Pennsylvania State Police that a sexual offender has terminated residence, employment or enrollment as a student in that jurisdiction and intends to establish a residence in this Commonwealth, commence employment in this Commonwealth or commence enrollment as a student in this Commonwealth and that sexual offender fails to appear in this Commonwealth to register as provided in section 9799.15 (relating to period of registration), the Pennsylvania State Police shall notify the other jurisdiction that the sexual offender failed to appear. This subsection also applies to a transient who fails to appear.
(d) Duty to inform Pennsylvania State Police.--In order to implement this subchapter, the court with jurisdiction over the sexual offender, the chief juvenile probation officer of the court and the appropriate official of the Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole, the county office of probation and parole, the Department of Public Welfare or a State or county correctional institution shall inform the Pennsylvania State Police if the individual refuses to provide the information required by this subchapter so that the Pennsylvania State Police may comply with this section.
(Dec. 20, 2011, P.L.446, No.111, eff. one year; July 5, 2012, P.L.880, No.91, eff. Dec. 20, 2012)
References in Text. The Department of Public Welfare, referred to in this section, was redesignated as the Department of Human Services by Act 132 of 2014.
Cross References. Section 9799.22 is referred to in sections 9799.25, 9799.32 of this title.
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