PRINTER'S NO. 833
No. 775 Session of 1981
INTRODUCED BY NAHILL, MILLER, TELEK, WOGAN, JOHNSON, ARTY,
PERZEL, JACKSON, MRKONIC, POTT, J. L. WRIGHT, NOYE, PRATT,
MORRIS, LETTERMAN, CESSAR, SALVATORE, BLAUM AND DAWIDA,
MARCH 10, 1981
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 10, 1981
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, by making it illegal to assault a
3 security officer.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) of
7 section 2702 of Title 18, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707,
8 No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes,
9 amended October 1, 1980 (No.139) and October 16, 1980 (No.167),
10 are amended to read:
11 § 2702. Aggravated assault.
12 (a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of aggravated
13 assault if he:
14 * * *
15 (2) attempts to cause or intentionally, knowingly or
16 recklessly causes serious bodily injury to a police officer
17 making or attempting to make a lawful arrest, or to an
1 operator of a vehicle used in public transportation while
2 operating such a vehicle or to a security officer while in
3 the performance of his duties;
4 (3) attempts to cause or intentionally or knowingly
5 causes bodily injury to a police officer making or attempting
6 to make a lawful arrest or to a security officer while in the
7 performance of his duties;
8 * * *
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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