THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BEYER, BAKER, BARRAR, BOYD, BRENNAN, CLYMER, DALLY, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GODSHALL, GRELL, GROVE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HARKINS, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HESS, HORNAMAN, M. KELLER, KORTZ, KOTIK, MANN, MARSICO, MELIO, MENSCH, MICCARELLI, MILLARD, MURT, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PEIFER, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROSS, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, STERN, SWANGER, VEREB, VULAKOVICH AND WATSON, JANUARY 28, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 28, 2009  

AN ACT

Repealing the act of June 1, 1915 (P.L.708, No.326), entitled

"An act to prevent the wearing of the badge of the Bureau of

Police, in cities of the first class, by unauthorized

persons, and providing a penalty therefor."

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The act of June 1, 1915 (P.L.708, No.326),

entitled "An act to prevent the wearing of the badge of the

Bureau of Police, in cities of the first class, by unauthorized

persons, and providing a penalty therefor," is repealed:

[AN ACT

To prevent the wearing of the badge of the Bureau of Police, in

cities of the first class, by unauthorized persons, and

providing a penalty therefor.

Section 1.  Be it enacted, &c., That from and after the

passage of this act, any person, except such as may be

authorized by the Director of Public Safety, in cities of the

first class in this Commonwealth, who may be in possession of or

found wearing the badge of the Bureau of Police, of said cities

of the first class, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon

conviction thereof shall be fined in a sum not less than twenty

nor more than one hundred dollars, or imprisoned for a term not

exceeding six months, or both or either, at the discretion of

the court; all fines that may be imposed shall be for the use of

the police pension-fund of said cities of the first class.

Section 2.  All acts or parts of acts inconsistent herewith

are hereby repealed.]

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.