Bill > HB957

This bill modifies Pennsylvania's existing invasion of privacy law by changing the grading of offenses and adding a new requirement for media destruction. Specifically, the bill elevates the grading of invasion of privacy offenses, making a first-time violation a first-degree misdemeanor (instead of a third-degree misdemeanor) and subsequent violations a third-degree felony (instead of a second-degree misdemeanor). Additionally, the bill introduces a new provision that requires individuals convicted of invasion of privacy to delete or destroy all media associated with the offense that is in their possession. Failure to delete or destroy such media will now constitute a separate criminal offense graded as a third-degree felony. The changes aim to strengthen penalties for invasion of privacy and ensure that individuals cannot retain compromising or illegally obtained media after conviction. The bill will take effect 60 days after its enactment.