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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9792 (2026)

 Definitions (Expired).

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§ 9792.  Definitions (Expired).

 

2012 Expiration.  Section 9792 expired December 20, 2012. See Act 111 of 2011.

2013 Unconstitutionality.  Act 152 of 2004 was declared unconstitutional. Commonwealth v. Neiman, 84 A.3d 603 (Pa. 2013). The unconstitutionality took effect March 17, 2014.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 67 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1997–2024 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Krouse, 799 A.2d 835 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2002).
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Commonwealth v. Krouse, 799 A.2d 835 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2002). · cites it 8× “4(b), supporting the SVP classification nor did the court specifically set forth findings regarding the necessary elements of an SVP as defined in 42 Pa.C.S. § 9792. Krouse timely appealed.”
Commonwealth v. Williams, 733 A.2d 593 (Pa. 1999). · cites it 6× “42 Pa.C.S. § 9792. There is a distinct difference under the Act between the requirements and sanctions applicable to those persons who are classified as sexually violent predators and those who are not.”
Commonwealth v. Wilgus, 40 A.3d 1201 (Pa. 2012). · cites it 10× “" 42 Pa.C.S. § 9792. [3] The court reasoned that the statutory language of "30 consecutive days or more" required a "residence" to have some degree of permanence.”
Commonwealth v. Fuentes, 991 A.2d 935 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2010). · cites it 6× “" 42 Pa.C.S. § 9792. Moreover, the evidence must establish that the defendant's conduct was "predatory.”
Commonwealth v. Williams, 832 A.2d 962 (Pa. 2003). · cites it 3× “Although the Act is not explicit on this point, if sexually violent predator status is subsequently terminated, the individual would appear to revert to “offender” status, see 42 Pa.C.S. § 9792 (defining “offender”), in which case the total period of registration, determined in…”
Commonwealth v. Lee, 935 A.2d 865 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 3× “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 9792; see G. Williams, 832 A.”
Nieves v. Pennsylvania Bd. of Prob. & Parole, 995 A.2d 412 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2010). · cites it 6× “Section 9792 of Megan’s Law, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9792. The Board may request that the State Sexual Offenders Assessment Board perform an assessment of an inmate prior to the Board’s parole decision, but the Board has no duty to do so.”
A.S. v. Pennsylvania State Police, 143 A.3d 896 (Pa. 2016). “See Williams, supra; 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9792, 9795.1, 9795.4 (2000).”
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania v. Dengler, 890 A.2d 372 (Pa. 2005). · cites it 2× “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9792. Also, as we have noted above, our General Assembly promulgated an exhaustive list of factors for an assessor such as Dr.”
Commonwealth v. Shugars, 895 A.2d 1270 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2006). “¶ 17 Preliminarily, we note that the definition of a sexually violent predator is *1276 composed of two parts: first, the person must have been convicted of a sexually violent offense, and second, the person must be determined to be a sexually violent predator due to a mental…”
Commonwealth v. Conklin, 897 A.2d 1168 (Pa. 2006). · cites it 2× “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 9792. 9 *144 In accordance with the Act, after receiving the verdict Judge Conway directed the State Sexual Offender Assessment Board to perform an SVP assessment of appellant.”
Commonwealth v. Haughwout, 837 A.2d 480 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2003). · cites it 2× “2d at 838 (quoting 42 Pa.C.S. § 9792) (emphasis in original).”
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