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Administrative Hearing Required for SORNA II
Administrative Hearing Required for SORNA II

An administrative hearing is required of the Pennsylvania State Police prior to assigning sex offender to a “Tier” for a non-Pennsylvania conviction. In an recent en banc decision announced by the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court ( M.S. v. P.S.P. , ___ A.3d ___ (June 11, ...

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