Learn about Chester County Court Judge Allison Bell Royer’s ruling that Pennsylvania’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act is unconstitutional.
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Tag: Megan’s Law
A History of PA’s Registry, Part 1
A History of PA’s Megan’s Law and a the federal Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). In the United States, we take it for granted that there is a public list of people that society has deemed are dangerous degenerates who do not deserve the full protection of the law. Anyone with a passing interest can browse a website…
Read MorePA Supreme Court’s Backwards Ruling in Lacombe and Witmayer
The Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (SCOPA) heard oral arguments in a consolidated case of Mr. Claude Lacombe and Mr. Michael Witmayer in November of 2019 challenging the constitutionality of Subchapter I of PA’s Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA). SCOPA ruled Subchapter I is “non-punitive and does not violate the constitutional prohibition against ex post facto laws”. This is…
Read MoreA History of PA’s Public Sex Offender Registry, 1996-2019
April 25th, 2020 The public sex offender registry has taken many twists and turns in the Commonwealth of PA. From Megan’s Law in 1996 to the first Sex Offender Registration and Notification Act (SORNA) in 2012, PA’s public sex offender has an intricate legal and legislative history. Every few years, a legal challenge is made to the details of how…
Read MorePA Supreme Court SVP Analysis: Butler and In re: H.R.
PARSOL Sees Temporary Setback in SVP Cases. April 5, 2020. by Josiah. We have seen two temporary setbacks in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania (SCOPA). The recent rulings of Com. v. Joseph D. Butler and In the Interest of: H.R., A Minor left us disappointed. However, we see an opportunity to directly win this battle thanks to, ironically enough, SCOPA…
Read More*Update 4-8-’20* IN-PERSON REGISTRATION TEMPORARILY SUSPENDED IN PA
In-person registration in PA has been suspended. See below. This is from the PA Megan’s Law Website: ***INFORMATION REGARDING REGISTRATIONS DURING THE COVID-19 EMERGENCY*** Due to the COVID-19 Emergency in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, in-person reporting is being temporarily suspended. In order to allow registrants to remain compliant with registration requirements and to expedite the processing of information, only residential,…
Read MoreS.O. convictions during a global pandemic: Advice from the SOLPRC
Please follow this link to read the Sex Offense Litigation and Policy Resource Center COVID Recommendations for people required to register. Strategies for reducing COVID-19 exposure by revising the implementation of registration policies, housing banishment laws, and other restrictions impacting people with convictions.
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