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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.
FAQ - Megan's Law Public Website - pa
Information on all registered offenders who reside, are homeless/transient, work or attend school in Pennsylvania will be available on this website maintained by the Pennsylvania State Police, Megan's Law Section.
Terms And Conditions - Megan's Law Public Website
Welcome to the Pennsylvania State Police Megan's Law website. Warning. Any person who uses the information contained herein to threaten, intimidate, or harass the registrant or their family, or who otherwise misuses this information, may be subject to criminal prosecution or civil liability.
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.
Registration Details - Megan's Law Public Website - pa
Registration Details. 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.
TermsDefinitions - Megan's Law Public Website - pa
No.87 MAP 2014, the Pennsylvania Supreme Court struck down SORNA's Juvenile Offender registration requirements as unconstitutional. Juveniles are no longer required to register in Pennsylvania, except if they are classified by the Court as a Sexually Violent Delinquent Child.
Notification - Megan's Law Public Website - pa
The Pennsylvania State Police will provide community notification flyers to the police departments having primary jurisdiction over the municipalities where the Sexually Violent Predator/Sexually Violent Delinquent Child resides.
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.
Private Jack Curtis Smith - Pennsylvania State Police
On September 8, 1909, Superintendent John C. Groome issued General Order No. 31: "The Superintendent announces with deep regret the deaths of Privates John L. Williams and Jack C. Smith, Troop A, in the line of duty performed at McKees Rocks, Pennsylvania, on the night of August 22, 1909.