6105 - Responsibilities of law enforcement agencies.

     § 6105.  Responsibilities of law enforcement agencies.        (a)  General rule.--The police department of each municipal     corporation, the Pennsylvania State Police and the sheriff of     each county shall insure that all their officers, deputies and     employees are familiar with the provisions of this chapter.     Instruction concerning protection from abuse shall be made a     part of the training curriculum for all trainee officers and     deputies. All law enforcement agencies within this Commonwealth     shall adopt a written domestic violence policy.        (b)  Notice of services and rights.--Each law enforcement     agency shall provide the abused person with oral and written     notice of the availability of safe shelter and of domestic     violence services in the community, including the hotline number     for domestic violence services. The written notice, which shall     be in English and Spanish and any additional language required     by local rule of court, shall include the following statement:            "If you are the victim of domestic violence, you have the            right to go to court and file a petition requesting an            order for protection from domestic abuse pursuant to the            Protection From Abuse Act (23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61), which            could include the following:                (1)  An order restraining the abuser from further            acts of abuse.                (2)  An order directing the abuser to leave your            household.                (3)  An order preventing the abuser from entering            your residence, school, business or place of employment.                (4)  An order awarding you or the other parent            temporary custody of or temporary visitation with your            child or children.                (5)  An order directing the abuser to pay support to            you and the minor children if the abuser has a legal            obligation to do so."        (c)  Mandatory report.--Each law enforcement agency shall     make an incident report, on a form prescribed by the     Pennsylvania State Police, consistent with the report required     by the Federal National Incident-Based Reporting System (NIBRS).     The mandate for incident report completion shall not be     operative until the Pennsylvania State Police have implemented     NIBRS. The incident report may include the following:            (1)  Names, addresses and telephone numbers of the        victim, the accused, any witnesses and the caller.            (2)  A second permanent address and telephone number for        the victim, such as a close family member or a friend.            (3)  A statement of the relationship between the victim        and the accused.            (4)  A narrative for the incident, including the date,        time and whether the accused appeared intoxicated or under        the influence of a controlled substance.            (5)  What, if any, weapons were used or threatened to be        used.            (6)  A description of any injuries observed by the        officer.            (7)  A description of any injuries described by the        victim but not observed by the officer and an indication that        the injury was not observed.            (8)  Documentation of any evidence that would tend to        establish that a crime was committed.            (9)  An indication of whether an arrest was made and the        reason for electing not to arrest, whether there was a        warrantless arrest, an arrest with a warrant or no arrest.            (10)  Whether the accused actually was arrested or        whether there is an outstanding arrest warrant.            (11)  The crimes with which the accused was charged.            (12)  If the accused was arrested and arraigned, whether        bail was set and any conditions of bail imposed.            (13)  If the officer did not arrest or seek an arrest        warrant even though arrest was authorized, a detailed        explanation of the reasons for the officer's decision not to        arrest.            (14)  The names and ages of any children present in the        household and their address and telephone number if children        were relocated.            (15)  Notation of previous incidents of which the officer        is personally aware.            (16)  Notation of previous incidents reported by the        victim or witnesses.            (17)  If an officer was injured in the incident, the        nature and circumstances of the injury.        (d)  Notice of arrest.--All law enforcement agencies shall     make reasonable efforts to notify any adult or emancipated minor     protected by an order issued under this chapter of the arrest of     the defendant for violation of an order as soon as possible.     Unless the person cannot be located, notice of the arrest shall     be provided not more than 24 hours after preliminary     arraignment.        (e)  Statewide registry.--            (1)  The Pennsylvania State Police shall establish a        Statewide registry of protection orders and shall maintain a        complete and systematic record and index of all valid        temporary and final court orders of protection, court-        approved consent agreements and a foreign protection order        filed pursuant to section 6104(d) (relating to full faith and        credit and foreign protection orders). The Statewide registry        shall include, but need not be limited to, the following:                (i)  The names of the plaintiff and any protected            parties.                (ii)  The name and address of the defendant.                (iii)  The relationship between the plaintiff and            defendant.                (iv)  The date the order was entered.                (v)  The date the order expires.                (vi)  The relief granted under sections 6108(a)(1),            (2), (4), (6) and (7) (relating to relief) and 6110(a)            (relating to emergency relief by minor judiciary).                (vii)  The judicial district in which the order was            entered.                (viii)  Where furnished, the Social Security number            and date of birth of the defendant.                (ix)  Whether or not any or all firearms, other            weapons or ammunition were ordered relinquished.            (2)  The prothonotary shall send, on a form prescribed by        the Pennsylvania State Police, a copy of the protection order        or approved consent agreement to the Statewide registry of        protection orders so that it is received within 24 hours of        the entry of the order. Likewise, amendments to or revocation        of an order shall be transmitted by the prothonotary within        24 hours of the entry of the order for modification or        revocation. The Pennsylvania State Police shall enter orders,        amendments and revocations in the Statewide registry of        protection orders within eight hours of receipt. Vacated or        expired orders shall be purged from the registry.            (3)  The registry of the Pennsylvania State Police shall        be available at all times to inform courts, dispatchers and        law enforcement officers of any valid protection order        involving any defendant.            (4)  When an order granting relief under section        6108(a)(7) has been entered by a court, such information        shall be available to the Pennsylvania State Police for the        purpose of conducting a criminal history records check in        compliance with the applicable provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. Ch.        61 Subch. A (relating to Uniform Firearms Act).            (5)  Information contained in the Statewide registry        shall not be subject to access under the act of June 21, 1957        (P.L.390, No.212), referred to as the Right-to-Know Law.        (f)  Information concerning crimes of violence.--Each police     department in a city, borough or township and the Pennsylvania     State Police shall transmit to the Pennsylvania State Police, in     a manner prescribed by the Pennsylvania State Police, the     information specified in subsection (c) related to crimes of     violence between family or household members.        (g)  Annual report.--The Pennsylvania State Police shall     annually compile and analyze the incident report data received     and publish a Statewide report which includes aggregate, county     and department-based statistical profiles. The Pennsylvania     State Police shall transmit a copy of the annual report to the     Governor, the General Assembly and each domestic violence     program in this Commonwealth.        (h)  Enforcement of foreign protection orders.--            (1)  All foreign protection orders shall have the        presumption of validity in this Commonwealth, and police        officers shall make arrests for violations thereof in the        same manner as set for violations of protection orders issued        within this Commonwealth. Until a foreign order is declared        to be invalid by a court, it shall be enforced by all law        enforcement personnel in this Commonwealth.            (2)  A police officer shall rely upon any copy of a        foreign protection order which has been presented to the        officer by any source and may verify the existence of a        protection order consistent with the provisions of section        6113(a) (relating to arrest for violation of order). The fact        that a foreign protection order has not been filed with a        prothonotary or entered into the Pennsylvania State Police        registry shall not be grounds for law enforcement to refuse        to enforce the order.        (i)  Immunity.--The following entities shall be immune from     civil liability for good faith conduct in any action arising in     connection with a court's finding that the foreign order is     invalid or unenforceable:            (1)  Law enforcement agencies and their agents and        employees.            (2)  County correctional and detention facilities and        their agents and employees.            (3)  Prothonotaries and their agents and employees.     (Oct. 6, 1994, P.L.574, No.85, eff. 60 days; Dec. 16, 1997,     P.L.549, No.58, eff. 60 days; June 22, 2001, P.L.576, No.39,     eff. 60 days; Nov. 10, 2005, P.L.335, No.66, eff. 180 days)        2005 Amendment.  Act 66 amended subsec. (e).        2001 Amendment.  Act 39 amended subsec. (e)(1) and added     subsecs. (h) and (i).        References in Text.  The act of June 21, 1957 (P.L.390,     No.212), referred to as the Right-to-Know Law, referred to in     subsec. (e)(5), was repealed by the act of February 14, 2008     (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.        Cross References.  Section 6105 is referred to in sections     6106, 6109, 6114 of this title.