POLICE DEPARTMENT DIRECTIVE 5.13

Issued Date: 07-17-98 Effective Date: 07-17-98 Updated Date:

SUBJECT: CRIMINAL REGISTRATION

1. POLICY

A. No person shall be taken into custody solely on the suspicion that the individual has violated the Criminal Registration Ordinance of the Philadelphia Code, Chapter 10-900. An arrest for violation of this ordinance shall be made pursuant to a warrant or as an additional charge.

B. Criminal registration will apply only to adult offenders.

C. No employee of this Department shall disclose to any unauthorized individual information including fingerprints and photographs obtained pursuant to the provisions of this directive.

2. REGISTRATION

A. Persons who are required to register:

1. Any person who at any time hereafter or who within five years prior to the effective date of this chapter, April 23, 1957, has pleaded guilty, nolo contendere or has been adjudged guilty of any crime as herein defined, under the laws of the United States, of the Commonwealth of , or any state and who has been sentenced to any term of imprisonment, parole, probation, or whose sentence has been suspended, except however, that no person who has received a pardon shall be subject to the provisions hereof, and that with respect to any person who has been incarcerated, the five year period shall be computed from the date of his release from incarceration.

a. Crimes shall be limited to the following: Blackmail, , , , murder, kidnapping, extortion, violation of the Pennsylvania Uniform Firearms Act, unlawful use, sale, or possession of narcotics, violations of the Mann Act, rape, attempt to commit any of the above offenses or a conspiracy to commit any of the above offenses.

DIRECTIVE 5.13 - 1 b. State law also requires registration for any sexual offense committed against a juvenile.

c. Persons to whom this ordinance is applicable are those who reside or who come to Philadelphia and remain for more than 48 hours. Registration must occur within 72 hours after arrival.

d. Any person required to register shall, for a period of five years from the date of his last becoming subject to the provisions of this chapter, be required to notify the Police Department within 24 hours after he moves to a new place of residence within the City.

3. REGISTRATION PROCESS

A. Records and Identification shall:

1. Interview registrant and complete Criminal Registration Information (75-358) and the Biographical Information Chart (75-229). Forward a copy of the 75-229 to Detective Headquarters.

2. Fingerprint and photograph registrant.

3. Contact the Criminal Records Section Supervisor and request that a check be made through both the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) and the Philadelphia Crime Information Center (PCIC) to determine if there are any outstanding warrants on the registrant.

a. If this check reveals a "hit" on the registrant, the Criminal Records Section Supervisor will:

1) Follow the procedures outlined in Directive 5.17, “Wanted Persons.”

2) Notify the originator of the "wanted" message if it is a local warrant as well as the Detention Unit supervisor and the Identification Unit supervisor.

b. The Police Detention Unit (PDU) supervisor will ensure the wanted individual is taken into custody and held for further disposition.

4. When it has been ascertained that the registrant is not wanted, issue a Criminal Registration Certificate (75-116).

DIRECTIVE 5.13 - 2 5. At all times, keep all information, including photographs and fingerprints required under this directive in a file or files separate and apart from other files and records maintained by the Department. These files shall not be open to inspection by the public or by an individual other than an authorized member of the Department.

6. Have the authority to transmit copies of any records and/or photographs obtained under this directive to any authorized officer of any law enforcement agency upon receiving written request thereof.

7. Issue a new Registration Certificate when notified of a change of address and record this information.

4. INVESTIGATION PROCEDURE

A. When persons are taken into custody by members of the Department on a warrant charging violation of this ordinance, or when an investigation discloses that an offender has violated this ordinance, the detective division of occurrence shall:

1. Prepare the necessary offense and subsequent investigatory reports including Biographical Information Chart (75-229).

NOTE: It is NOT a violation of this ordinance if the registrant fails to carry the certificate.

5. FACSIMILE OF CRIMINAL REGISTRATION CERTIFICATE (75-116)

REFER TO ILLUSTRATION IN PRINTED DIRECTIVE ______RELATED PROCEDURES: Directive 5.17, Wanted Persons

BY COMMAND OF THE POLICE COMMISSIONER

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