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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9799.52 (2026)

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§ 9799.52.  Scope.

This subchapter shall apply to individuals who were:

(1)  convicted of a sexually violent offense committed on or after April 22, 1996, but before December 20, 2012, whose period of registration with the Pennsylvania State Police, as described in section 9799.55 (relating to registration), has not expired; or

(2)  required to register with the Pennsylvania State Police under a former sexual offender registration law of this Commonwealth on or after April 22, 1996, but before December 20, 2012, whose period of registration has not expired.

(June 12, 2018, P.L.140, No.29, eff. imd.)

 

2018 Amendment.  Act 29 reenacted section 9799.52.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 87 cases (58 in the last 5 years), 2018–2026 · leading case: Com. v. Hromek, R., Jr., 232 A.3d 881 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020).
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Com. v. Hromek, R., Jr., 232 A.3d 881 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020). “11(c), and Subchapter I, which applies to individuals who committed a sexually violent offense “on or after April 22, 1996, but before December 20, 2012,” and whose period of registration has not yet expired or whose registration requirements under a former sexual offender…”
Com. v. Smith, S., 240 A.3d 654 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.52(1) (providing that Subchapter I is applicable to an offender who committed an offense prior to December 20, 2012, and whose registration period has not expired); see also Lacombe at *1 (addressing the constitutionality of SORNA II because Lacombe was…”
Commonwealth v. Fernandez, 195 A.3d 299 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2018). “42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.52. Additionally, I note that the Majority declares that "Appellants are instead subject to the original periods of sexual offender registration and conditions imposed at the time of their plea bargains, if applicable.”
Com. v. Moose, C., Jr., 245 A.3d 1121 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.52. Following the remand from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, a panel of this Court reversed the trial court’s order denying relief.”
Com. v. Zack, J., 2021 Pa. Super. 164 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021). “10 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.52(1) (requiring registration for individuals “convicted of a sexually violent offense committed on or after April 22, 1996, but before December 20, 2012, whose period of registration with the Pennsylvania State Police, as described in section 9799.”
Com. v. Moose, C., Jr., 2021 Pa. Super. 2 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.52. Following the remand from the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, a panel of this Court reversed the trial court’s order denying relief.”
Com. v. Hromek, R., Jr., 2020 Pa. Super. 114 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020). “11(c), and Subchapter I, which applies to individuals who committed a sexually violent offense “on or after April 22, 1996, but before December 20, 2012,” and whose period of registration has not yet expired or whose registration requirements under a former sexual offender…”
C.M. v. Psp (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2022). · cites it 5× “, the PSP informed him upon his release that he was required to register for life as a convicted sex offender under Subchapter I of SORNA II, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.52. He then commenced this action seeking removal application for summary relief filed by [respondent], the Court is…”
C.M. v. Psp (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2024). · cites it 5× “, the PSP informed him upon his release that he was required to register for life as a convicted sex offender under Subchapter I of SORNA II, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.52. He then commenced this action by a petition for 2 C.”
H. Cao v. The PSP of The Com. of PA (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2019). · cites it 4× “See 42 Pa. C.S. § 9799.52. 2 Rule 1028(a)(4) permits a party to file a preliminary objection to any pleading challenging the “legal insufficiency of a pleading (demurrer).”
A. Rivera v. PSP & Com. of PA (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2021). · cites it 4× “52 of Act 10, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.52. 4 The prohibition of ex post facto laws is found in the United States Constitution in Article I, Section 9, which is a limitation on Congress’s authority to pass laws, and in Article I, Section 10, which is a limitation on the power of the…”
H. Cao v. The PSP of The Com. of PA (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2022). · cites it 4× “See 42 Pa. C.S. § 9799.52(1). Subsection (2), relevant here, applies to individuals who were required to register with PSP between April 22, 1996, and December 20, 2012, under pre-SORNA law whose registration periods have not expired.”
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— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9799.52(1) — 17 cases
Com. v. Smith, S., 240 A.3d 654 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020). “See 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.52(1) (providing that Subchapter I is applicable to an offender who committed an offense prior to December 20, 2012, and whose registration period has not expired); see also Lacombe at *1 (addressing the constitutionality of SORNA II because Lacombe was…”
Com. v. Zack, J., 2021 Pa. Super. 164 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021). “10 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.52(1) (requiring registration for individuals “convicted of a sexually violent offense committed on or after April 22, 1996, but before December 20, 2012, whose period of registration with the Pennsylvania State Police, as described in section 9799.”
Com. v. Smith, S., 2020 Pa. Super. 237 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020).
D. Lusik v. PSP (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2018).
M.G. v. Psp (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2020).
— 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9799.52(2) — 15 cases
H. Cao v. The PSP of The Com. of PA (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2019). “See 42 Pa. C.S. § 9799.52. 2 Rule 1028(a)(4) permits a party to file a preliminary objection to any pleading challenging the “legal insufficiency of a pleading (demurrer).”
C.M. v. Psp (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2022). “, the PSP informed him upon his release that he was required to register for life as a convicted sex offender under Subchapter I of SORNA II, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.52. He then commenced this action seeking removal application for summary relief filed by [respondent], the Court is…”
H. Cao v. The PSP of The Com. of PA (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2022). “See 42 Pa. C.S. § 9799.52(1). Subsection (2), relevant here, applies to individuals who were required to register with PSP between April 22, 1996, and December 20, 2012, under pre-SORNA law whose registration periods have not expired.”
C.M. v. Psp (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2024). “, the PSP informed him upon his release that he was required to register for life as a convicted sex offender under Subchapter I of SORNA II, 42 Pa.C.S. § 9799.52. He then commenced this action by a petition for 2 C.”
J. Corliss v. PSP (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2019).
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