PRINTER'S NO. 2831

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2272 Session of 1993


        INTRODUCED BY CAPPABIANCA, BEBKO-JONES, VEON, KAISER, STABACK,
           TRELLO, MICHLOVIC, LAUGHLIN, BELFANTI AND DeLUCA,
           NOVEMBER 24, 1993

        REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 24, 1993

                                     AN ACT

     1  Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
     2     Consolidated Statutes, further providing for pool and
     3     billiard rooms.

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 7105 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     8  § 7105.  Pool and billiard rooms.
     9     A person is guilty of a summary offense if he, being a
    10  licensed keeper, proprietor, owner or superintendent of any
    11  public poolroom or billiard room except as otherwise provided in
    12  this section for cities of the first class, permits such place
    13  to remain open on Sunday or between the hours of one o'clock
    14  antemeridian and six o'clock antemeridian of any secular day[,]
    15  or, after the hour of nine o'clock postmeridian, knowingly
    16  allows or permits any person under the age of 18 years to be
    17  present without a parent or guardian in any public poolroom or
    18  billiard room[,] or if he, being a licensed keeper, proprietor,

     1  owner or superintendent of any public poolroom or billiard room
     2  having at least six tables, in a city of the first class,
     3  permits such place to remain open on Sunday, except between the
     4  hours of one o'clock postmeridian and ten o'clock
     5  postmeridian[,] or, after the hours of nine o'clock
     6  postmeridian, knowingly allows or permits any person under the
     7  age of 16 years to be present without a parent or guardian in
     8  any such public poolroom or billiard room.
     9     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.














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