Section 9764 - Information required upon commitment and subsequent disposition(a) General ruleUpon commitment of an inmate to the custody of the Department of Corrections, the sheriff or transporting official shall provide to the institution's records officer or duty officer, in addition to a copy of the court commitment form DC-300B generated from the Common Pleas Criminal Court Case Management System of the unified judicial system, the following information:(1) Record of adjustment in the county correctional facility, including, but not limited to, misconducts and escape history.(2) Any current medical or psychological condition requiring treatment, including, but not limited to, suicide attempts.(3) All medical records of the county correctional institution relating to the inmate to the extent that those records may be disclosed under Federal and State law. The records shall include admission testing performed by the county and the results of those tests and any testing related to hepatitis, HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis or other infectious disease testing.(4) Notice of current or previously administered medications.(5) A 48-hour supply of current medications.(6) A written statement by the county correctional institution relating to any sentencing credit to which the inmate may be entitled.(7) A written statement by the county correctional institution setting forth all of the following:(i) The dates on which the inmate was incarcerated.(ii) The charges pending against the inmate with the offense tracking number.(iii) The date on which the inmate was released on bail, if any, and a copy of the bail order.(8) A copy of the sentencing order and any detainers filed against the inmate which the county has notice.(b) Additional informationWithin ten days from the date sentence is imposed, the court shall provide to the county correctional facility the following information pertaining to the inmate:(1) A copy of the presentence investigation report. Where a presentence investigation report was not ordered by the court, the official version of the crime for which the inmate was convicted or a copy of the guilty plea transcript or preliminary hearing transcript.(2) The criminal complaint or affidavit of probable cause accompanying the arrest warrant.(3) Deleted by 2008, Sept. 25, P.L. 1026, No. 81, § 8, effective in 60 days [Nov. 24, 2008].(4) A copy of the completed guideline sentence form.(5) All of the following:(i) A written, sealed sentencing order from the county.(ii) The sentencing colloquy sealed by the court.(iii) Court commitment orders.(iv) The Court Commitment Form DC-300B generated from the Common Pleas Criminal Court Case Management System of the unified judicial system.(v) Any detainers filed against the inmate of which the county has notice.(c) Transmittal of additional inmate documentationIf a document provided by the court under subsection (b) is received by the county correctional institution after the inmate is transferred to the custody of the Department of Corrections, the document shall be transmitted to the Department of Corrections within 20 calendar days of its receipt.(c.1) Implementation(1) The Department of Corrections may refuse to accept custody of an inmate for whom the sheriff or transporting official does not provide the information under subsection (a) under the following circumstances:(i) The county correctional facility has a pattern or practice of not providing the information mandated under this section.(ii) The Department of Corrections has previously notified the chief administrator of the county correctional facility, the county commissioners, the county sheriff and the president judge of the county of the specific deficiencies that constitute a pattern or practice.(iii) The Department of Corrections has provided the county with a reasonable period of time to provide the documentation.(iv) The Department of Corrections has notified the officials designated under subparagraph (ii) of the intent to refuse to accept inmates without documentation as of a specified date that shall be no sooner than 30 days after the service of the notification.(2) In cases of a refusal to accept custody of an inmate under this subsection, the sheriff or transporting official shall return the inmate to the sending county correctional institution, which shall accept custody of the inmate. The inmate may be recommitted to the custody of the Department of Corrections upon provision of the documentation required under subsection (a).(3) The Department of Corrections, board and a county correctional facility shall not be liable for compensatory, punitive or other damages for relying in good faith on any sentencing order or court commitment form DC-300B generated from the Common Pleas Criminal Court Case Management System of the unified judicial system or otherwise transmitted to them.(c.2) Effect of electronic transfer of informationNotwithstanding any electronic transfer of information which may occur, the Department of Corrections, in its discretion, may require actual sealed court orders to the extent that they relate to the commitment, term of sentence or other matter that may affect the fact or duration of confinement.(d) Transfer to county facilityUpon transfer of an inmate from a State correctional institution to a county correctional facility, the Department of Corrections shall provide to the county facility, unless the facility prior to the time of transfer agrees to accept the inmate without the information, the record of the inmate's institutional adjustment, including, but not limited to, misconducts and/or escape history, and written notice of any current medical or psychological condition requiring treatment, including, but not limited to, suicide attempts, notice of current or previously ordered medication and a 48-hour supply of current medication.(e) Release by Department of Corrections.--Prior to the release of an inmate from the Department of Corrections to State parole supervision, the Department of Corrections shall provide to the Pennsylvania Parole Board the information contained in subsections (a)(1) and (2) and (b).(f)Release from county correctional facility to State probation or parole.--(1) Prior to the release of an inmate from a county correctional facility to State probation or parole supervision, the facility shall provide to the Department of Corrections and the Pennsylvania Parole Board the information contained in subsections (a) and (b) with the exception of subsection (a)(5).(2) Prior to the release of an inmate from a county correctional facility to State probation or parole supervision, the facility shall provide to the inmate his current medications as prescribed and any customary and necessary medical supplies as determined by the prescribing physician.(g) Release from county correctional facility to county probation or parole(1) Prior to the release of an inmate from a county correctional facility to county probation or parole supervision, the facility shall provide to the county probation department the information contained in subsections (a)(1) through (4) and (b).(2) Prior to the release of an inmate from a county correctional facility to county probation or parole supervision, the facility shall provide to the inmate his current medications as prescribed and any customary and necessary medical supplies as determined by the prescribing physician.(h) Record of inmate moneys.--Prior to the release of an inmate from the Department of Corrections to State parole supervision, the department shall provide to the Pennsylvania Parole Board a record of any moneys paid by the inmate and any balance remaining towards satisfaction of restitution or any other court-ordered financial obligations. Prior to the release of an inmate from a county correctional facility to State parole supervision, the county correctional facility shall provide to the Department of Corrections a record of any moneys paid by the inmate and any balance remaining towards the satisfaction of restitution or any other court-ordered financial obligations. Prior to the release of an inmate from a county correctional facility to county parole supervision, the facility shall provide to the county probation department or other agent designated by the county commissioners of the county with the approval of the president judge of the county a record of any moneys paid by the inmate and any remaining balance towards the satisfaction of restitution and any other court-ordered financial obligations.(i) Continuing payments.--The Pennsylvania Parole Board shall require as a condition of parole that any inmate released to their supervision shall make continuing payments on restitution or any other court-ordered financial obligations. The sentencing court shall require as a condition of county parole that any inmate released to the supervision of the county probation department shall make continuing payments of restitution or any other court-ordered financial obligations.(j) Release after maximum sentenceUpon release of an inmate from the Department of Corrections at the expiration of his maximum sentence, the Department of Corrections shall transmit to the county probation department or other agent designated by the county commissioners of the county with the approval of the president judge of the county in which the inmate was convicted a record of any moneys paid by the inmate and any outstanding amounts owed by the inmate towards satisfaction of restitution or any other court-ordered financial obligations.(k) ProceduresThe Department of Corrections and the Pennsylvania Parole Board shall develop procedures to implement the provisions of this section.(l) ApplicationThis section shall apply to offenders transferred to or released from a State or county correctional facility after the effective date of this section.Amended by P.L. TBD 2021 No. 59, § 3, eff. 6/30/2021.Amended by P.L. TBD 2019 No. 115, § 4, eff. 12/18/2019.1998, June 18, P.L. 640, No. 84, § 5, effective in 120 days. Amended 2004, Dec. 1, P.L. 1778, No. 233, §1, effective in 60 days [ 1/31/2005]; 2008, Sept. 25, P.L. 1026, No. 81, §8, effective in 60 days [ 11/24/2008].