PRINTER'S NO. 27
No. 41 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY ADOLPH, BARRAR, CIVERA, GANNON, M. BAKER, BARD,
BASTIAN, BEBKO-JONES, BELARDI, BELFANTI, BROWNE, CALTAGIRONE,
CAPPABIANCA, CAPPELLI, CASORIO, DAILEY, EGOLF, FAIRCHILD,
FICHTER, FRANKEL, GEIST, HARHAI, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HORSEY,
HUTCHINSON, KENNEY, KIRKLAND, LEDERER, MANDERINO, MANN,
MARSICO, MELIO, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, NAILOR, ORIE, PETRONE,
PIPPY, PISTELLA, READSHAW, ROSS, SATHER, SCHRODER, SCHULER,
SHANER, B. SMITH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, STERN, SURRA,
E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TIGUE, TULLI, WALKO,
WANSACZ, WILT, WOJNAROSKI, YOUNGBLOOD, YUDICHAK, MICHLOVIC
AND McCALL, JANUARY 23, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 23, 2001
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
1 of imminent serious bodily injury[.]; or
2 (4) Knowingly, intentionally or recklessly conceals a
3 hypodermic needle or any such similar device on his person
4 during the course of an arrest or any search of the person
5 conducted by a law enforcement officer such that the
6 hypodermic needle, or similar device, penetrates or sticks a
7 law enforcement officer.
8 (b) Grading.--Simple assault is a misdemeanor of the second
9 degree unless committed:
10 (1) in a fight or scuffle entered into by mutual
11 consent, in which case it is a misdemeanor of the third
12 degree; or
13 (2) against a child under 12 years of age by an adult 21
14 years of age or older, in which case it is a misdemeanor of
15 the first degree.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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