PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 197 PRINTER'S NO. 628
No. 195 Session of 1977
INTRODUCED BY HILL, MURRAY, HOLL, JUBELIRER, SCANLON, HOWARD, COPPERSMITH, SWEENEY, ZEMPRELLI, MESSINGER, FLEMING AND STAUFFER, FEBRUARY 7, 1977
SENATOR HILL, JUDICIARY, AS AMENDED, MARCH 28, 1977
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for alteration of 3 identification mark on movable personal property. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 4104 of Title 18, act of November 25, 7 1970 (P.L.707, No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated 8 Statutes, is amended to read: 9 § 4104. Tampering with records or identification. 10 (a) Writings.-- A person commits a misdemeanor of the first 11 degree if, knowing that he has no privilege to do so, he 12 falsifies, destroys, removes or conceals any writing or record, 13 or distinguishing mark or brand or other identification with 14 intent to deceive or injure anyone or to conceal any wrongdoing. 15 (b) Personal movable property.--A person commits a summary 16 offense if he knowingly buys, sells, or moves in commerce any 17 movable personal property which includes a radio, citizens band 18 radio, tape recorder, tape player, piano, phonograph, sewing
1 machine, washing machine, typewriter, adding machine, 2 comptometer, bicycle, binocular, vacuum cleaner, camera, 3 projector, watch, watch movement, watch case, or any mechanical 4 or electrical device, appliance, contrivance, material, piece of 5 apparatus or equipment but does not exclude items not mentioned, 6 from which the manufacturer's name plate, serial number or any 7 other distinguishing number or identification mark has been 8 removed, defaced, covered, altered or destroyed unless the 9 alterations have been customarily made or done as an established 10 practice in the ordinary and regular conduct of business by the 11 original manufacturer or under specific authorization and 12 direction from the original manufacturer. Movable personal 13 property as set forth in this subsection shall not include 14 firearms, or motor vehicles OR INSURANCE COMPANY SALVAGE <-- 15 RECOVERIES. 16 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. L16L21RLC/19770S0195B0628 - 2 -