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Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Section


42 Pa. C.S. 9799.32(1) authorizes the Pennsylvania State Police to create and maintain a state registry of sexual offenders, Sexually Violent Deviate Children, and Sexually Violent Predators.

Registration Details


Tier Classification

Tier I Sexual Offenses - 15 Year Registration

Offenders convicted of the following offenses shall be classified as a Tier I offender:
18 Pa.C.S. S. 2902(b) (relating to Unlawful Restraint).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 2903(b) (relating to False Imprisonment).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 2904 (relating to Interference with Custody of Children).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 2910 (relating to Luring a Child into a Motor Vehicle or Structure).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3124.2(a) (relating to Institutional Sexual Assault).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3126(a)(1) (relating to Indecent Assault).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 6301(a)(1)(ii) (relating to Corruption of Minors).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 6312(d) (relating to Sexual Abuse of Children).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 7507.1. (relating to Invasion of Privacy).
18 U.S.C. S. 1801 (relating to Video Voyeurism).
18 U.S.C. S. 2252(a)(4) (relating to Certain Activities Relating to Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors).
18 U.S.C. S. 2252A (relating to Certain Activities Relating to Material Constituting or Containing Child Pornography).
18 U.S.C. S. 2252B (relating to Misleading Domain Names on the Internet).
18 U.S.C. S. 2252C (relating to Misleading Words or Digital Images on the Internet).
18 U.S.C. S. 2422(a) (relating to Coercion and Enticement).
18 U.S.C. S. 2423(b), and (c) (relating to Transportation of Minors).
18 U.S.C. S. 2424 (relating to Filing Factual Statement about Alien individual).
18 U.S.C. S. 2425 (relating to Use of Interstate Facilities to Transmit Information about a Minor).
A conviction or court martial of a comparable military offense or similar offense under the laws of another jurisdiction or foreign country or under a former law of this Commonwealth.
A conviction of an attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit an offense enumerated under Tier I classification.
A conviction for a sexual offense in another jurisdiction or foreign country that is not set forth in this section, but nevertheless requires registration under a sexual offender statute in the jurisdiction or foreign country.


Tier II Sexual Offenses – 25 Year Registration

Offenders convicted of the following offenses shall be classified as a Tier II offender:
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3011(b) (relating to Trafficking in Individuals).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3122.1(a)(2) (relating to Statutory Sexual Assault).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3124.2(a.2) and (a.3) (relating to Institutional Sexual Assault).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3126(a)(2), (3), (4), (5), (6) or (8) (relating to Indecent Assault).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 5902(b.1) (relating to Prostitution and related Offenses).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 5903(a)(3)(ii), (4)(ii), (5)(ii) or (6) (relating to Obscene and other Sexual Materials and Performances).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 6312(b) and (c)(relating to the Sexual Abuse of Children).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 6318 (relating to Unlawful Contact with Minor).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 6320 (relating to Sexual Exploitation of Children).
18 U.S.C. S. 1591 (relating to Sex Trafficking of Children by Force, Fraud, or Coercion).
18 U.S.C. S. 2243 (relating to Sexual Abuse of a Minor or Ward).
18 U.S.C. S. 2244 (relating to Abusive Sexual Contact) where the victim is 13 years of age or older but under 18 years of age.
18 U.S.C. S. 2251 (relating to Sexual Exploitation of Children).
18 U.S.C. S. 2251A (relating to Selling or Buying of Children).
18 U.S.C. S. 2252(a)(1), (2) or (3) (relating to Certain Activities Relating to Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of Minors).
18 U.S.C. S. 2260 (relating to Production of Sexually Explicit Depictions of a Minor for Importation into the United States).
18 U.S.C. S. 2421 (relating to Transportation Generally).
18 U.S.C. S. 2422(b) (relating to Coercion and Enticement).
18 U.S.C. S. 2423(a) (relating to Transportation of Minors).
A conviction or court martial of a comparable military offense or similar offense under the laws of another jurisdiction or foreign country or under a former law of this Commonwealth.
A conviction of an attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit an offense enumerated under Tier II classification.


Tier III Sexual Offenses – Lifetime Registration

Offenders convicted of the following offenses shall be classified as a Tier III offender:
18 Pa.C.S. S. 2901(a.1) (relating to Kidnapping).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3121 (relating to Rape).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3122.1(b) (relating to Statutory Sexual Assault).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3123 (relating to Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3124.1 (relating to Sexual Assault).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3124.2(a.1) (relating to Institutional Sexual Assault).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3125 (relating to Aggravated Indecent Assault).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 3126(a)(7) (relating to Indecent Assault).
18 Pa.C.S. S. 4302(b) (relating to Incest).
18 U.S.C. S. 2241 (relating to Aggravated Sexual Abuse).
18 U.S.C. S. 2242 (relating to Sexual Abuse).
18 U.S.C. S. 2244 where the victim is under 13 years of age (relating to Abusive Sexual Contact).
A conviction or court martial of a comparable military offense or similar offense under the laws of another jurisdiction or foreign country or under a former law of this Commonwealth.
A conviction of an attempt, conspiracy or solicitation to commit an offense enumerated under Tier III classification.
Two or more convictions of an offense(s) enumerated under Tier I or Tier II classification.


Resource:
https://www.pameganslaw.state.pa.us/InformationalPages/Registration