PRINTER'S NO.  1610

  

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

  

HOUSE BILL

 

No.

1370

Session of

2011

  

  

INTRODUCED BY WATSON, STERN, READSHAW, CRUZ, BOYD, AUMENT, BAKER, BARRAR, BOBACK, CARROLL, CLYMER, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, DENLINGER, DONATUCCI, FLECK, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, HARHART, HESS, W. KELLER, KILLION, MILNE, MURT, PASHINSKI, PYLE, ROCK, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR AND VULAKOVICH, APRIL 25, 2011

  

  

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, APRIL 25, 2011  

  

  

  

AN ACT

  

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Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the offense of

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aggravated harassment by prisoner.

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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

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hereby enacts as follows:

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Section 1.  Section 2703.1 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

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Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

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§ 2703.1.  Aggravated harassment by prisoner or person in

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custody.

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A person who is confined in or committed to any local or

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county detention facility, jail or prison or any State penal or

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correctional institution or other State penal or correctional

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facility located in this Commonwealth or otherwise in the

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custody of the police or other law enforcement agency commits a

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felony of the third degree if he, while so confined or committed

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or while undergoing transportation to or from such an

 


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institution or facility in or to which he was confined or

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committed or otherwise while in custody, intentionally or

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knowingly causes or attempts to cause another to come into

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contact with blood, seminal fluid, saliva, urine or feces by

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throwing, tossing, spitting or expelling such fluid or material.

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

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