44 Pa.C.S. § 7
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The Pennsylvania State Police shall promulgate, as necessary, rules, regulations or guidelines to implement this act, including providing that law enforcement agencies may not disclose to a person requesting the information the missing person's location if the missing person is not a minor and requests confidentiality and:
(1) the missing person was the victim of a personal injury crime, as that term is defined in the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, committed by the person requesting the information;
(2) an order has been issued under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61 or 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 62A against the person requesting the information for the protection of the missing person;
(3) the missing person is enrolled in the Address Confidentiality Program administered by the Office of Victim Advocate; or
(4) the missing person is under the protection of the Witness Protection Program of the United States Department of Justice or a similar program administered by a state or local government. Explanatory Note. Act 4 amended or added section 2908 of Title 18 and sections 2302, 2303, 2312, 2316.2, 2316.3, 2316.4, 2319 of Title 44.
(1) the missing person was the victim of a personal injury crime, as that term is defined in the act of November 24, 1998 (P.L.882, No.111), known as the Crime Victims Act, committed by the person requesting the information;
(2) an order has been issued under 23 Pa.C.S. Ch. 61 or 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 62A against the person requesting the information for the protection of the missing person;
(3) the missing person is enrolled in the Address Confidentiality Program administered by the Office of Victim Advocate; or
(4) the missing person is under the protection of the Witness Protection Program of the United States Department of Justice or a similar program administered by a state or local government. Explanatory Note. Act 4 amended or added section 2908 of Title 18 and sections 2302, 2303, 2312, 2316.2, 2316.3, 2316.4, 2319 of Title 44.
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