PRINTER'S NO. 190
No. 188 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY HILL, JUBELIRER, HOWARD, HOLL, SCANLON, SWEENEY AND REIBMAN, FEBRUARY 7, 1977
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 7, 1977
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, adding a definition of catastrophe to 3 the provisions or destruction of property. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 3302 of Title 18, act of November 25, 7 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated 8 Statutes, is amended by adding a subsection to read: 9 § 3302. Causing or risking catastrophe. 10 * * * 11 (c) Catastrophe defined.--Catastrophe means serious bodily 12 injury to five or more people or substantial damage to five or 13 more separate habitations, or property loss in excess of 14 $100,000. 15 Section 2. Section 3303 of Title 18 of the act, is amended 16 to read: 17 § 3303. Failure to prevent catastrophe. 18 A person who knowingly or recklessly fails to take reasonable
1 measures to prevent or mitigate a catastrophe as defined in 2 section 3302(c) (relating to causing or risking catastrophe), 3 when he can do so without substantial risk to himself, commits a 4 misdemeanor of the second degree if: 5 (1) he knows that he is under an official, contractual 6 or other legal duty to take such measures; or 7 (2) he did or assented to the act causing or threatening 8 the catastrophe. 9 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. L16L21RLC/19770S0188B0190 - 2 -