PRINTER'S NO. 2166
No. 1704 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY PYLE, S. H. SMITH, ADOLPH, ALLEN, ARGALL, ARMSTRONG, BAKER, BALDWIN, BASTIAN, BIRMELIN, BOYD, BUNT, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI, CAUSER, CLYMER, CORNELL, CRAHALLA, CREIGHTON, DALLY, DENLINGER, DiGIROLAMO, DIVEN, DONATUCCI, ELLIS, J. EVANS, FAIRCHILD, FEESE, FICHTER, FLEAGLE, FLICK, FORCIER, GANNON, GERBER, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOOD, GOODMAN, GRELL, GRUCELA, HABAY, HARPER, HARRIS, HASAY, HENNESSEY, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, HUTCHINSON, JAMES, KAUFFMAN, M. KELLER, KENNEY, LEDERER, LEH, MACKERETH, MAHER, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MARSICO, McGILL, McILHATTAN, McNAUGHTON, METCALFE, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, R. MILLER, S. MILLER, MUSTIO, NAILOR, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PERZEL, PETRARCA, PETRI, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, QUIGLEY, RAPP, REED, RUBLEY, SATHER, SAYLOR, SCHRODER, SEMMEL, B. SMITH, SONNEY, STEIL, STERN, R. STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR, J. TAYLOR, THOMAS, TRUE, WALKO, WATSON, WILT, WRIGHT AND ZUG, JUNE 13, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 13, 2005
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for drug delivery 3 resulting in death. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 2506(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania 7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: 8 § 2506. Drug delivery resulting in death. 9 (a) General rule.--A person commits [murder of the third 10 degree who] a felony of the first degree if the person 11 intentionally, knowingly or recklessly administers, dispenses,
1 delivers, gives, prescribes, sells or distributes any controlled 2 substance or counterfeit controlled substance in violation of 3 section 13(a)(14) or (30) of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, 4 No.64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and 5 Cosmetic Act, and another person dies as a result of using the 6 substance. 7 * * * 8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. E24L18MSP/20050H1704B2166 - 2 -