PRINTER'S NO. 191
No. 189 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY HILL, MURRAY, SCANLON, SWEENEY, DWYER, HOLL, O'PAKE AND JUBELIRER, FEBRUARY 7, 1977
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 7, 1977
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, redefining parts of the offense of 3 criminal trespass. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Subsection (a) of section 3503 of Title 18, act 7 of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the 8 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, is amended to read: 9 § 3503. Criminal trespass. 10 (a) Buildings and occupied structures.-- 11 (1) A person commits an offense if, knowing that he is 12 not licensed or privileged to do so, he [enters or gains 13 entrance by subterfuge or surreptitiously remains in any 14 building or occupied structure, or separately secured or 15 occupied portion thereof.]: 16 (i) enters, gains entry by subterfuge or 17 surreptitiously remains in any building or occupied 18 structure or separately secured or occupied portion
1 thereof; or 2 (ii) breaks into any building or occupied structure 3 or separately secured or occupied portion thereof. 4 (2) [An offense under this subsection is a felony of the 5 second degree.] An offense under subparagraph (i) of 6 paragraph (1) is a misdemeanor of the second degree, and an 7 offense under subparagraph (ii) is a felony of the second 8 degree. 9 (3) As used in this subsection: 10 "Breaks into." To gain entry by force, breaking, 11 intimidation, unauthorized opening of locks, or through an 12 opening not designed for human access. 13 * * * 14 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. L16L21RLC/19770S0189B0191 - 2 -