PRINTER'S NO. 1484
No. 1294 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, CIVERA, MICOZZIE, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF,
CLARK, L. I. COHEN, M. COHEN, COLAFELLA, DAILEY, EGOLF,
FAIRCHILD, FICHTER, FREEMAN, GEIST, GIGLIOTTI, HALUSKA,
HARHAI, HERMAN, HERSHEY, KELLER, LAUGHLIN, MAHER, MANN,
McILHINNEY, MELIO, R. MILLER, NAILOR, PESCI, PLATTS, PRESTON,
READSHAW, RUBLEY, SAINATO, SATHER, SCHULER, SEYFERT, SOLOBAY,
E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TRELLO, WILT,
WOJNAROSKI AND YOUNGBLOOD, APRIL 14, 1999
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 14, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for simple assault.
3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
4 hereby enacts as follows:
5 Section 1. Section 2701 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
6 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
7 § 2701. Simple assault.
8 (a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of assault if he:
9 (1) attempts to cause or intentionally, knowingly or
10 recklessly causes bodily injury to another;
11 (2) negligently causes bodily injury to another with a
12 deadly weapon; [or]
13 (3) attempts by physical menace to put another in fear
14 of imminent serious bodily injury[.]; or
15 (4) Knowingly, intentionally or recklessly conceals a
1 hypodermic needle or any such similar device on his person
2 during the course of an arrest or any search of the person
3 conducted by a law enforcement officer such that the
4 hypodermic needle, or similar device, penetrates or sticks a
5 law enforcement officer.
6 (b) Grading.--Simple assault is a misdemeanor of the second
7 degree unless committed:
8 (1) in a fight or scuffle entered into by mutual
9 consent, in which case it is a misdemeanor of the third
10 degree; or
11 (2) against a child under 12 years of age by an adult 21
12 years of age or older, in which case it is a misdemeanor of
13 the first degree.
14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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