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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9799.4 (2026)

 Counseling of sexually violent predators (Expired).

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§ 9799.4.  Counseling of sexually violent predators (Expired).

 

2012 Expiration.  Section 9799.4 expired December 20, 2012. See Act 111 of 2011.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1997–2021 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Williams, 733 A.2d 593 (Pa. 1999).
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Commonwealth v. Williams, 733 A.2d 593 (Pa. 1999). · cites it 6× “42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.4. The issue here involves the constitutionality of the method by which offenders are designated sexually violent predators.”
Commonwealth v. Williams, 832 A.2d 962 (Pa. 2003). · cites it 3× “12 The Act also requires a sexually violent predator to attend “at least monthly” counseling sessions in a program approved by the Board, and to pay all fees assessed from such sessions, unless he cannot afford them, in which case they are paid by the parole office.”
Commonwealth v. Maldonado, 838 A.2d 710 (Pa. 2003). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.4. This requirement, too, constitutes an infringement beyond mere stigma, thus triggering due process protections.”
Commonwealth v. Haughwout, 837 A.2d 480 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2003). “The Act also requires a sexually violent predator to attend “at least monthly” counseling sessions in a program approved by the Board, and to pay all fees assessed from such sessions, unless he cannot afford them, in which case they are paid by the parole office.”
Com. v. Zack, J., 2021 Pa. Super. 164 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021). “Compare 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.4 (expired) (counseling of SVPs under Megan’s Law III) with 42 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. Davis, 708 A.2d 116 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1998). “Rather, if at the hearing appellant cannot rebut the presumption that he is a sexually violent predator, then he will be subject to the maximum sentencing provisions provided for at 42 Pa. C.S. § 9799.4. Inherent in appellant’s double jeopardy challenge is his assertion that the…”
Commonwealth v. Morales, 40 Pa. D. & C.4th 456 (1998). “42 Pa.C.S. §9799.4(b), (c). . 42 Pa.C.S. §9795(b).”
Commonwealth v. Breyer, 55 Pa. D. & C.4th 36 (2001). · cites it 5× “§9798 1 and the counseling requirements of 42 Pa.C.S. §9799.4. 2 The board identified the defendant as a sexually violent predator.”
Commonwealth v. Werner, 38 Pa. D. & C.4th 488 (1997). · cites it 2× “42 Pa.C.S. §9799.4(a). The sexually violent predator must also attend at least monthly counseling, for which he shall be financially responsible.”
Commonwealth v. Rickabaugh, 41 Pa. D. & C.4th 16 (1998). · cites it 2× “42 Pa.C.S. §9799.4(a). If, in the future, the so designated predator is convicted of another predicate offense while on parole for life, the predator must be sentenced to life imprisonment for that offense.”
Commonwealth v. Wolff, 39 Pa. D. & C.4th 480 (1998). “42 Pa.C.S. §9799.4. . These United States Supreme Court decisions as well as Artway , of course, construe those statutes in terms of due process, double jeopardy, and ex post facto considerations under the United States Constitution.”
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9799.4(a) — 3 cases
Commonwealth v. Williams, 733 A.2d 593 (Pa. 1999). “42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.4. The issue here involves the constitutionality of the method by which offenders are designated sexually violent predators.”
Commonwealth v. Werner, 38 Pa. D. & C.4th 488 (1997). “42 Pa.C.S. §9799.4(a). The sexually violent predator must also attend at least monthly counseling, for which he shall be financially responsible.”
Commonwealth v. Rickabaugh, 41 Pa. D. & C.4th 16 (1998). “42 Pa.C.S. §9799.4(a). If, in the future, the so designated predator is convicted of another predicate offense while on parole for life, the predator must be sentenced to life imprisonment for that offense.”
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9799.4(b) — 1 case
Commonwealth v. Morales, 40 Pa. D. & C.4th 456 (1998). “42 Pa.C.S. §9799.4(b), (c). . 42 Pa.C.S. §9795(b).”
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9799.4(c) — 3 cases
Commonwealth v. Williams, 733 A.2d 593 (Pa. 1999). “42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.4. The issue here involves the constitutionality of the method by which offenders are designated sexually violent predators.”
Commonwealth v. Werner, 38 Pa. D. & C.4th 488 (1997). “42 Pa.C.S. §9799.4(a). The sexually violent predator must also attend at least monthly counseling, for which he shall be financially responsible.”
Commonwealth v. Rickabaugh, 41 Pa. D. & C.4th 16 (1998). “42 Pa.C.S. §9799.4(a). If, in the future, the so designated predator is convicted of another predicate offense while on parole for life, the predator must be sentenced to life imprisonment for that offense.”
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