23 Pa.C.S. § 6331 Establishment of Statewide Database

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-66
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 23 Pa.C.S. § 6331

There shall be established in the department a statewide database of protective services, which shall include the following, as provided by section 6336 (relating to information in statewide [CENTRAL REGISTER):

(1) A PENDING COMPLAINT FILE OF CHILD ABUSE REPORTS UNDER INVESTIGATION AND A FILE OF REPORTS UNDER INVESTIGATION PURSUANT TO SUBCHAPTER C.1 (RELATING TO STUDENTS IN PUBLIC AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS).

(2) A STATEWIDE CENTRAL REGISTER OF CHILD ABUSE WHICH SHALL CONSIST OF FOUNDED AND INDICATED REPORTS.

(3) A FILE OF UNFOUNDED REPORTS AWAITING EXPUNCTION.

(4) FALSE REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE PURSUANT TO A CONVICTION UNDER 18 PA.C.S. § 4906.1 (RELATING TO FALSE REPORTS OF CHILD ABUSE) AND INVALID GENERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICES REPORTS THAT A COUNTY AGENCY OR THE DEPARTMENT HAVE DETERMINED TO BE FALSE, FOR THE PURPOSE OF IDENTIFYING AND TRACKING PATTERNS OF INTENTIONALLY FALSE REPORTS.] database:

(1) Reports of suspected child abuse pending investigation.

(2) Reports with a status of pending juvenile court or pending criminal court action.

(3) Indicated and founded reports of child abuse.

(4) Unfounded reports of child abuse awaiting expunction.