PRINTER'S NO. 4583
No. 2938 Session of 2004
INTRODUCED BY PETRI, WATSON, STEIL, WRIGHT, KILLION, ADOLPH, RAYMOND, J. TAYLOR, FLICK, DiGIROLAMO, GANNON, BARRAR, BALDWIN AND McILHINNEY, OCTOBER 21, 2004
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TOURISM AND RECREATIONAL DEVELOPMENT, OCTOBER 21, 2004
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 4 (Amusements) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated 2 Statutes, providing for corrupt organizations. 3 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 4 hereby enacts as follows: 5 Section 1. Section 1519 of Title 4 of the Pennsylvania 6 Consolidated Statutes, added July 5, 2004 (P.L.572, No.71), is 7 amended to read: 8 § 1519. [(Reserved)] Corrupt organizations. 9 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an act which is 10 indictable under this part, or a conspiracy to commit any such 11 act, shall be considered "racketeering activity" for purposes of 12 18 Pa.C.S. § 911 (relating to corrupt organizations) and shall 13 be subject to all of the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 911. Any act 14 which otherwise would be considered racketeering activity under 15 18 Pa.C.S. § 911 by reason of the application of this section 16 shall not be excluded from its application solely because the 17 operative acts took place outside the jurisdiction of this
1 Commonwealth if the acts were in violation of the law of the 2 jurisdiction in which they occurred. 3 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. J1L04MRD/20040H2938B4583 - 2 -