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.