Act 111 of 2011, signed on Dec. 20 of last year, sets forth a number of changes as to what offenses require registration as a sexual offender.
The changes will include the addition of 25 offenses requiring registration as a sexual offender which were not listed under the old law.
Offenses which will now require registration include violations of laws relating to:
Listed as Tier I under Act 111:
Unlawful restraint of a child by a person not a parent or guardian
False imprisonment of a child by a person not a parent
Interference with custody of children
Corruption of minors when related to sexual offenses
Invasion of privacy
Video voyeurism
Material involving the sexual exploitation of minors
Material constituting or containing child pornography
Misleading domain names on the internet related to the sexual exploitation of minors
Misleading words or digital images on the internet related to the sexual exploitation of minors
Coercion or enticement related to transportation for the sexual exploitation of minors
Transportation of minors for sexual exploitation
Filing factual statements about alien individuals related to transportation for the sexual exploitation of minors
Use of interstate facilities to transmit information about a minor related to sexual exploitation
Listed as Tier II Under Act 111:
Statutory sexual assault (age difference less than 11 years)
Sex trafficking of children by force, fraud or coercion
Sexual abuse of a minor or ward
Abusive sexual contact
Sexual exploitation of children
Selling or buying of children for sexual exploitation
Production of sexually explicit depictions of a minor for importation into the United States
Transportation for sexual exploitation
Listed as Tier III under Act 111:
Involuntary deviate sexual intercourse
Aggravated sexual abuse
Sexual abuse
Offenses which already required registration include violations of laws relating to:
Listed as Tier I under Act 111:
Luring a child into a motor vehicle or structure
Institutional sexual assault
Indecent assault
Listed as Tier II under Act 111:
Prostitution and related offenses related to promotion of prostitution of a minor
Obscene and other sexual materials and performances related to sexual exploitation of minors
Sexual abuse of children
Unlawful contact with a minor
Sexual exploitation of children
Listed as Tier III under Act 111:
Kidnapping of a minor
Rape
Statutory sexual assault (age difference more than 11 years)
Sexual assault
Aggravated indecent assault
Incest