THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY MULLERY, READSHAW, CARROLL, MUNDY, BISHOP, V. BROWN, CREIGHTON, CURRY, CUTLER, DALEY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, HAHN, HELM, KORTZ, MARSHALL, MIRABITO, MURPHY, NEUMAN, PARKER, PASHINSKI, SAINATO, M. SMITH, TALLMAN, VULAKOVICH, WAGNER AND WHITE, AUGUST 10, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON CONSUMER AFFAIRS, AUGUST 10, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending the act of October 9, 2008 (P.L.1408, No.113), entitled

"An act requiring scrap processors and recycling facility

operators to collect certain information relating to the

purchase of scrap material; requiring commercial accounts;

and restricting scrap processors and recycling facility

operators from purchasing certain materials," further

providing for penalties.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 7 of the act of October 9, 2008

(P.L.1408, No.113), known as the Scrap Material Theft Prevention

Act, is amended to read:

Section 7.  Penalties.

A scrap processor and recycling facility operator who

violates this act commits a [summary offense and shall, upon

conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of up to $2,500]

misdemeanor of the third degree and upon conviction shall be

sentenced to pay a fine of up to $5,000. A second or subsequent

violation shall be classified as a misdemeanor of the [third]

second degree and, upon conviction, the violator shall be

sentenced to pay a fine of up to $10,000.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.