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The Pennsylvania State Police formed in 1905, becoming the first uniformed police organization of its kind in the U.S. We provide law enforcement and public safety services to the residents and visitors to the Commonwealth and work alongside our local, state, and federal partner agencies.
Municipal Police Officers' Education and Training Commission
The Commission, also known as MPOETC, was created in 1974 to establish certification and training standards for municipal police in Pennsylvania. The Commission announced in a recent press release that it will begin accepting letters of interest for potential new Act 120 police academies on August 1.
History - Megan's Law Public Website - pa
History of the Law and Federal Facts. Sexually based crimes strike at the very core of the human spirit. In the wake of sexual violence are scarred victims, shattered lives, disrupted families and frightened communities. Media accounts of previously convicted sexual offenders committing new violent sexual assaults have become commonplace.
Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law began under Governor Tom Ridge, when he signed Act 24 into law on October 24, 1995. Act 24 mandated the PSP to create a registry of individuals who were convicted of certain sexually violent offenses.
TermsDefinitions - Megan's Law Public Website - pa
Megan's Law Terms and Definitions. A warrant of arrest has been issued based upon the offender’s failure to comply with their sexual offender registration requirements. A site in this Commonwealth approved by the Pennsylvania State Police at which sexual offenders must register, update or verify their information.
Registration Details - Megan's Law Public Website - pa
Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law Section. 42 Pa. C.S. § 9799.32(1) and § 9799.67 (1) authorizes the Pennsylvania State Police to create and maintain a state registry of sexual offenders, Sexually Violent Deviate Children, and Sexually Violent Predators.
FAQ - Megan's Law Public Website - pa
In communities where the Pennsylvania State Police is the primary law enforcement agency, members of the public may contact the local Pennsylvania State Police station for information on Sexually Violent Predators/Sexually Violent Delinquent Children.
Terms And Conditions - Megan's Law Public Website
Pennsylvania's General Assembly has determined public safety will be enhanced by making information about registered sexual offenders available to the public through the internet.
The following report is intended to provide a broad overview of the sexual offender registry, information on the activities of the PSP, MLS, as it relates to the administration of Pennsylvania’s Megan’s Law, and statistical information regarding sexual offenders in Pennsylvania.
Pennsylvania Megan’s Law, 42 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Pa.C.S.) § 9799, requires that individuals convicted of certain legislatively enumerated offenses register with the Pennsylvania State Police (PSP).