PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 989 PRINTER'S NO. 1809
No. 851 Session of 2003
INTRODUCED BY CRAHALLA, ARGALL, CIVERA, CREIGHTON, DeWEESE,
FAIRCHILD, FEESE, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GODSHALL, HARHAI, HARRIS,
HERSHEY, HORSEY, LEACH, MANN, R. MILLER, NAILOR, READSHAW,
RUBLEY, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, STABACK, E. Z. TAYLOR,
J. TAYLOR, WALKO, WATSON, WEBER, YOUNGBLOOD, REICHLEY AND
GOODMAN, MARCH 11, 2003
AS AMENDED ON THIRD CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
MAY 13, 2003
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of
3 scattering rubbish.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6501(b)(1) AND (D)(1) of Title 18 of the <--
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is ARE amended to read: <--
8 § 6501. Scattering rubbish.
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10 (b) Penalty.--
11 (1) A person who violates subsection (a)(1) or (2) is
12 guilty of a summary offense for the first offense and upon
13 conviction thereof shall be sentenced to:
14 (i) pay a fine of not less than [$50] $250 nor more
15 than [$300] $500 [or to];
16 (ii) imprisonment for not more than 90 days[, or
1 both.];
2 (iii) not more than 90 days of community service; or
3 (iv) any combination of subparagraphs (i), (ii) and
4 (iii).
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6 (D) FORFEITURE.-- <--
7 (1) PROPERTY SUBJECT TO FORFEITURE UNDER THIS SECTION
8 MAY BE SEIZED BY THE LAW ENFORCEMENT AUTHORITY UPON PROCESS
9 ISSUED BY ANY COURT OF COMMON PLEAS HAVING JURISDICTION OVER
10 THE PROPERTY. WHEN A WASTE TRANSPORTATION VEHICLE OR A WASTE
11 TRAILER REGULATED UNDER 27 PA.C.S. § 6204 (RELATING TO WASTE
12 TRANSPORTATION SAFETY PROGRAM) IS FORFEITED IN ACCORDANCE
13 WITH THIS SECTION, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
14 SHALL BE NOTIFIED AND IT SHALL CONDUCT A COMPLIANCE HISTORY
15 REVIEW OF THE WASTE TRANSPORTER.
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17 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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