Legal Opinion
Nixon v. Commonwealth
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
Decided December 30, 2003No. 004 M.D. Appeal Dkt. 2002PublishedCited by 72 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
Justice NIGRO.
This case involves an appeal from the December 11, 2001 opinion and order of the Commonwealth Court declaring the criminal records chapter, 35 P.S. §§ 10225.501 — 10225.508,1 of the Older Adults Protective Services Act (the “OAPSA”), 35 P.S. §§ 10225.101 — 10225.5102,2 unconstitutional as applied to Appellees Earl Nixon, Reginald Curry, Kelly Williams, Marie Martin, and Theodore Sharp (the “Employees”). We affirm the Commonwealth Court’s decision, although for different reasons.
*389In November 1987, the General Assembly enacted the OAP-SA, declaring as follows:
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