HB 635

Abstract

Juveniles; confidentiality of Department records; law-enforcement access; victim notification. Provides accessto confidential Department of Juvenile Justice records to (i) anyfull-time or part-time employee of the Department of State Policeor of a police department or sheriff's office that is a part of oradministered by the Commonwealth or any political subdivision thereofand who is responsible for the enforcement of the penal, traffic,or motor vehicle laws of the Commonwealth having a need for juvenileoffense history or identifying information of a juvenile and hisfamily members, including juvenile names, parent or guardian names,addresses, dates of birth, photographs, and phone numbers, and (ii)with the exception of medical, psychiatric, and psychological recordsand reports, any victim, as defined in existing law, when releaseof the confidential information is only to notify such victim ofa juvenile's release from the custody of a local or regional juveniledetention center, community group home, residential care facility,mental health facility, secure alternative placement, or commitmentto the Department of Juvenile Justice for any offense such juvenilecommitted against such victim. This bill contains technical amendments.