S0652B1784A09368 BIL:EJH 09/24/18 #90 A09368
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 652
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE MAHER
Printer's No. 1784
Amend Bill, page 1, line 2, by inserting after "Statutes,"
in arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction,
providing for the offense of critical infrastructure
vandalism; and,
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 7 through 9, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 3314. Critical infrastructure vandalism.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of
critical infrastructure vandalism if the person intentionally or
recklessly damages, destroys, vandalizes, defaces or tampers
with equipment in a critical infrastructure facility.
(b) Grading.--Critical infrastructure vandalism constitutes
a misdemeanor of the third degree except as follows:
(1) If the actor intentionally or recklessly causes
pecuniary loss in excess of $500 but less than $1,000,
critical infrastructure vandalism constitutes a misdemeanor
of the second degree.
(2) If the actor intentionally causes pecuniary loss in
excess of $1,000 but less than $5,000, critical
infrastructure vandalism constitutes a misdemeanor of the
first degree.
(3) If the actor intentionally causes pecuniary loss in
excess of $5,000, critical infrastructure vandalism
constitutes a felony of the third degree.
(c) Restitution.--A person convicted of violating this
section shall, in addition to any other penalty imposed, be
sentenced to pay restitution to the owner of the property
damaged as a result of the violation. Restitution shall be in an
amount up to triple the value of the property damages incurred
as a result of the offense. In ordering restitution under this
subsection, the court shall consider as part of the amount of
property damages the market value of the property prior to the
violation and the production, research, testing, replacement and
development costs directly related to the property.
(d) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
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