PRINTER'S NO. 3359
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2073
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY D. COSTA, BAKER, DRISCOLL, BARRAR, MILLARD,
FARINA, HELM, READSHAW, MAHONEY, DeLUCA, PHILLIPS-HILL,
MILNE, WATSON, NELSON, A. HARRIS, DEASY, GILLEN, CALTAGIRONE,
VEREB, McNEILL AND MCCLINTON, MAY 17, 2016
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 17, 2016
AN ACT
Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 42 (Judiciary and
Judicial Procedure) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes, in minors, further providing for purchase,
consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or malt
or brewed beverages; in magisterial district judges, further
providing for jurisdiction and venue; and, in juvenile
matters, further providing for inspection of court files and
records.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. This act shall be known and may be cited as Ava's
Law.
Section 2. Section 6308(a) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is 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] an
offense if he, being less than 21 years of age, attempts to
purchase, purchases, consumes, possesses or knowingly and
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