Esta ley permite a ciertos funcionarios, como policías, acceder a datos sobre reportes de abuso infantil. Así pueden investigar si un niño está en peligro o si ha habido problemas antes con la misma persona.
Es como tener un historial médico que los doctores pueden consultar para saber si has tenido enfermedades antes y así darte el mejor tratamiento.
Imagina que un oficial de policía recibe una llamada sobre un niño que podría estar sufriendo abuso. Antes de actuar, llama a la base de datos estatal para ver si hay reportes previos sobre la familia, asegurándose de proteger al niño de cualquier peligro.
23 Pa.C.S. 2015 - Amendment § 6335. Access to information in Statewide database. (a) Request for information.-- A county agency or law enforcement official shall use the Statewide toll-free telephone number, or any manner prescribed by the department, to determine the existence of any prior reports involving a subject of the report. If the Statewide database contains information related to a report or a pending investigation or assessment concerning a subject of the report, the department shall immediately convey this information to the county agency or law enforcement official. (b) Verification of need.-- Information may be released under this section if a request for information is made orally or in writing and the department has done all of the following: (1) Identified the requester, including electronic verification of the requester's identity. (2) Determined whether the requester is authorized to obtain the information under this section. (3) Provided notice to the requester that access and dissemination of the information is restricted as provided by this chapter. (4) Obtained an affirmation by the requester that the request is within the scope of that person's official duties and the provisions of this chapter. (c) Use by county agency or law enforcement official.-- A county agency or law enforcement official may only request the information under subsection (a) for the purposes of investigating reports of child abuse, assessing allegations that a child is in need of general protective services, providing protective services to a child or investigating a crime against a child criminal offense. The following shall apply where information is requested pursuant to this section: (1) A law enforcement official may use information contained in the Statewide database
Sólo los funcionarios de agencias del condado o la policía pueden solicitar esta información, y solo para investigar casos de abuso infantil o proteger a niños en riesgo.
Se debe identificar al solicitante, verificar que esté autorizado para obtener la información y asegurar que el uso esté dentro de sus funciones oficiales.
La ley establece restricciones sobre el uso y difusión de la información, pero no se mencionan penalidades específicas en este texto.
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