PRINTER'S NO. 2829
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1973
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY ENGLISH, MILLARD, RAVENSTAHL, ORTITAY, READSHAW,
CORBIN, D. COSTA, WARD, WATSON, NEILSON, DeLUCA AND DEASY,
DECEMBER 19, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, DECEMBER 19, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for
purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor
or malt or brewed beverages and for predisposition
evaluation.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6308(a) and (c) of Title 18 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and the section
is amended by adding a subsection to read:
§ 6308. Purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of
liquor or malt or brewed beverages.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits a summary offense for
a first or second violation and a misdemeanor of the third
degree for any subsequent violations if he, being less than 21
years of age, attempts to purchase, purchases, consumes,
possesses or knowingly and intentionally transports any liquor
or malt or brewed beverages, as defined in section 6310.6
(relating to definitions). For the purposes of this section, it
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