PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2652                      PRINTER'S NO. 3053

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA


HOUSE BILL

No. 2118 Session of 1995


        INTRODUCED BY BARD, FARGO, NAILOR, BELARDI, WOGAN, WALKO,
           KAISER, SATHER, READSHAW, MARKOSEK, CORRIGAN, OLASZ,
           DiGIROLAMO, MICOZZIE, L. I. COHEN, RUBLEY, GEIST, HARHART,
           GODSHALL, BATTISTO, SAINATO, BISHOP, BROWNE, HENNESSEY,
           HERSHEY, MERRY, McGEEHAN, YOUNGBLOOD, BELFANTI, E. Z. TAYLOR,
           BOSCOLA, RAMOS, SCHRODER, SERAFINI AND KELLER,
           OCTOBER 23, 1995

        AS RE-REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
           REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 1, 1996

                                     AN ACT

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

     4     The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     5  hereby enacts as follows:
     6     Section 1.  Section 3304(b) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
     7  Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
     8  § 3304.  Criminal mischief.
     9     * * *
    10     (b)  Grading.--Criminal mischief is a felony of the third
    11  degree if the actor intentionally causes pecuniary loss in
    12  excess of $5,000, or a substantial interruption or impairment of
    13  public communication, transportation, supply of water, gas or
    14  power, or other public service. It is a misdemeanor of the
    15  second degree if the actor intentionally causes pecuniary loss


     1  in excess of $1,000, or a misdemeanor of the third degree if he
     2  intentionally or recklessly causes pecuniary loss in excess of
     3  [$500] $150 OR CAUSES A LOSS IN EXCESS OF $150 FOR A VIOLATION    <--
     4  OF SUBSECTION (A)(4). Otherwise criminal mischief is a summary
     5  offense.
     6     Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.
















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