1Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2Consolidated Statutes, in minors, providing for the offense
3of selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages
4to minors resulting in injury or death.

5The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6hereby enacts as follows:

7Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

9§ 6310.8. Selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed
10beverages to minors resulting in injury or death.

11(a) Bodily injury.--A person commits a misdemeanor of the
12second degree if that person sells or furnishes any liquor or
13any malt or brewed beverage to a person who:

14(1) is under 21 years of age; and

15(2) suffers or causes another person to suffer bodily
16injury as a result of ingesting that liquor or malt or brewed
17beverage.

18(b) Serious bodily injury.--A person commits a misdemeanor
19of the first degree if that person sells or furnishes any liquor

1or any malt or brewed beverage to a person who:

2(1) is under 21 years of age; and

3(2) suffers or causes another person to suffer serious
4bodily injury as a result of ingesting that liquor or malt or
5brewed beverage.

6(c) Death.--A person commits a felony of the third degree if
7that person sells or furnishes any liquor or any malt or brewed
8beverage to a person who:

9(1) is under 21 years of age; and

10(2) dies or causes the death of another person as a
11result of ingesting that liquor or malt or brewed beverage.

12(d) Exception.--The provisions of this section shall not
13apply to any religious service or ceremony:

14(1) conducted in a private home or a place of worship;
15and

16(2) in which the amount of wine served does not exceed
17the amount reasonably, customarily and traditionally required
18as an integral part of the service or ceremony.

19(e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
20words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
21subsection:

22"Bodily injury." As defined in section 2301 (relating to 
23definitions).

24"Serious bodily injury." As defined in section 2301 
25(relating to definitions).

26Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.