PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 837 PRINTER'S NO. 1913
No. 746 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY O'BRIEN, BAKER, BARRAR, BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES,
BELARDI, BELFANTI, BLAUM, BUTKOVITZ, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
CAWLEY, CORRIGAN, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, DALEY, DeLUCA,
DENLINGER, DeWEESE, EACHUS, FAIRCHILD, FLEAGLE, FRANKEL,
GANNON, GEIST, GEORGE, GINGRICH, GOOD, GRELL, GRUCELA,
HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, W. KELLER, KILLION, LEDERER,
LESCOVITZ, MACKERETH, MARSICO, McNAUGHTON, METCALFE,
R. MILLER, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PETRARCA, PICKETT, PRESTON,
READSHAW, REICHLEY, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SCHRODER, SHANER,
SOLOBAY, STABACK, STERN, SURRA, E. Z. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE,
TRUE, WALKO, WATERS, WHEATLEY, KAUFFMAN, McILHINNEY,
GILLESPIE, HENNESSEY, HARPER, RAPP, PYLE AND PALLONE,
MARCH 1, 2005
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, MAY 9, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of
3 luring a child into a motor vehicle OR STRUCTURE. <--
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 2910 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 2910. Luring a child into a motor vehicle OR STRUCTURE. <--
9 [A person who lures] (A) OFFENSE.--Unless the circumstances <--
10 reasonably indicate that the child is in need of assistance, a
11 person who lures or attempts to lure a child into a motor
12 vehicle OR STRUCTURE without the consent, express or implied, of <--
1 the child's parent or guardian[, unless the circumstances
2 reasonably indicate that the child is in need of assistance,]
3 commits a misdemeanor of the first degree.
4 (B) DEFINITIONS.--AS USED IN THIS SECTION, THE FOLLOWING <--
5 WORDS AND PHRASES SHALL HAVE THE MEANINGS GIVEN TO THEM IN THIS
6 SUBSECTION:
7 "MOTOR VEHICLE." EVERY SELF-PROPELLED DEVICE IN, UPON OR BY
8 WHICH ANY PERSON OR PROPERTY IS OR MAY BE TRANSPORTED OR DRAWN
9 ON A PUBLIC HIGHWAY.
10 "STRUCTURE." A HOUSE, APARTMENT BUILDING, SHOP, WAREHOUSE,
11 BARN, BUILDING, VESSEL, RAILROAD CAR, CARGO CONTAINER, HOUSE
12 CAR, TRAILER, TRAILER COACH, CAMPER, MINE, FLOATING HOME OR
13 OTHER ENCLOSED STRUCTURE CAPABLE OF HOLDING A CHILD.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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