PRINTER'S NO. 4248
No. 3060 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY MELIO, SALOOM, CLYMER, KOSINSKI AND CORRIGAN, NOVEMBER 23, 1992
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 23, 1992
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for purchase, 3 consumption, possession or transportation of alcohol by 4 minors and for false identification to obtain alcohol by 5 minors. 6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 7 hereby enacts as follows: 8 Section 1. Sections 6308(b) and 6310.3(b) of Title 18 of the 9 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: 10 § 6308. Purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of 11 liquor or malt or brewed beverages. 12 * * * 13 (b) [Penalty] Minimum penalty.--In addition to the penalty 14 imposed pursuant to section 6310.4 (relating to restriction of 15 operating privileges), a person convicted of violating 16 subsection (a) [may] shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not 17 more than $500 [for the second and each subsequent violation]. 18 There shall be no authority in any court to impose on an 19 offender any lesser sentence than the minimum sentence mandated
1 by this subsection. No court shall have the authority to suspend 2 any sentence as defined in this section. 3 * * * 4 § 6310.3. Carrying a false identification card. 5 * * * 6 (b) Minimum penalty.--In addition to any other penalty 7 imposed pursuant to section 6310.4 (relating to restriction of 8 operating privileges) or any other statute, a person who is 9 convicted of violating subsection (a) shall be sentenced to pay 10 a fine of not more than $500 [for the second and subsequent 11 violations]. No court shall have the authority to suspend any 12 sentence as defined in this section. 13 * * * 14 Section 2. The amendment of 18 Pa.C.S. §§ 6308(b) and 15 6310.3(b) shall apply to sentences imposed on or after the 16 effective date of this act. 17 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. J23L18VDL/19920H3060B4248 - 2 -