PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 2322 PRINTER'S NO. 2520
No. 1850 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY WALKO, PETRONE, FEESE, CALTAGIRONE, WOJNAROSKI,
M. COHEN, GODSHALL, ROBINSON, NAILOR, BUXTON, ARGALL,
STABACK, CURRY, HERMAN, LESCOVITZ, MUNDY, C. WILLIAMS,
READSHAW, BELARDI, RAMOS, MELIO, WAUGH, ADOLPH, SAYLOR,
McNAUGHTON, GIGLIOTTI, WOGAN, EACHUS, CASORIO, BELFANTI,
DONATUCCI, LEVDANSKY, J. TAYLOR, McGEEHAN, TANGRETTI,
YOUNGBLOOD, STEELMAN, TRELLO, KIRKLAND AND SAINATO,
OCTOBER 1, 1997
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, OCTOBER 28, 1997
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for offense of
3 scattering rubbish.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 6501(a)(3) and (b)(5) of Title 18 of the
7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
8 § 6501. Scattering rubbish.
9 (a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of an offense if
10 he:
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12 (3) is the owner or operator, or an agent of either, of
13 [a trash, garbage or debris collection vehicle, including
14 private automobiles and small trucks, or any other type of
15 vehicles] a ANY vehicle used [to collect or transport] in the <--
1 collection or transportation of any amount of trash, garbage
2 or debris, who knowingly causes to be deposited or deposits
3 the vehicle's load or any part thereof upon any road, street,
4 highway, alley or railroad right-of-way, or upon the land of
5 another or into the waters of this Commonwealth.
6 (b) Penalty.--
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8 (5) Any vehicle, equipment or conveyance, including any
9 private automobile and small truck, used for the
10 transportation or disposal of:
11 (i) a large amount of trash, garbage or debris
12 exceeding 25 pounds; or
13 (ii) any vehicle used TRASH, GARBAGE OR DEBRIS in <--
14 the commission of a second or subsequent offense under
15 subsection (a)(3);
16 may be deemed contraband and forfeited in accordance with the
17 provisions set forth in this section.
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19 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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