PRINTER'S NO. 1534
No. 1290 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY CASORIO, D. EVANS, BELARDI, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI,
CALTAGIRONE, CORRIGAN, CREIGHTON, CRUZ, FREEMAN, GEORGE,
GRUCELA, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, JAMES, KOTIK, LEACH, LEDERER,
PALLONE, PETRARCA, READSHAW, REICHLEY, SCHRODER, SHANER,
STABACK, THOMAS, TIGUE, WALKO, WHEATLEY, WOJNAROSKI AND
YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 6, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 6, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for obstruction of
3 law or government.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 5101 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 5101. Obstructing administration of law or other governmental
9 function.
10 [A] (a) General rule.--Except as set forth in subsection
11 (b), a person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if he
12 intentionally [obstructs,] does any of the following:
13 (1) Obstructs, impairs or perverts the administration of
14 law or other governmental function by force, violence,
15 physical interference or obstacle, breach of official duty,
16 or any other unlawful act[, except that this].
1 (2) Intimidates an individual to refrain from informing,
2 reporting to or cooperating with an agency of the
3 Commonwealth or of a political subdivision.
4 (b) Exception.--This section does not apply to flight by a
5 person charged with crime, refusal to submit to arrest, failure
6 to perform a legal duty other than an official duty, or any
7 other means of avoiding compliance with law without affirmative
8 interference with governmental functions.
9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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