PRINTER'S NO. 854
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
773
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY KITCHEN, TEPLITZ, RAFFERTY, BREWSTER, SCHWANK,
VANCE, VULAKOVICH, COSTA, DINNIMAN, TARTAGLIONE AND WILLIAMS,
MAY 5, 2015
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MAY 5, 2015
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in minors, further providing for
definitions.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 6310.6 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
ยง 6310.6. Definitions.
The following words and phrases when used in sections 6307
(relating to misrepresentation of age to secure liquor or malt
or brewed beverages) through 6310.3 (relating to carrying a
false identification card) shall have the meanings given to them
in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Furnish." To supply, give or provide to, or allow a minor
to possess on premises or property owned or controlled by the
person charged.
"Identification card." A driver's license, a Department of
Transportation nondriver's identification card or a card issued
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by the Pennsylvania Liquor Control Board for the purpose of
identifying a person desiring liquor or malt or brewed
beverages, a card which falsely purports to be any of the
foregoing, or any card, paper or document which falsely
identifies the person by name, photograph, age or date of birth
as being 21 years of age or older.
"Liquor." Includes any alcoholic, spirituous, vinous,
fermented or other alcoholic beverage, powdered alcohol, or
combination of liquors and mixed liquor a part of which is
spirituous, vinous, fermented or otherwise alcoholic, including
all drinks or drinkable liquids, preparations or mixtures and
reused, recovered or redistilled denatured alcohol usable or
taxable for beverage purposes which contain more than 0.50% of
alcohol by volume, except pure ethyl alcohol and malt or brewed
beverages.
"Malt or brewed beverages." Any beer, lager beer, ale,
porter or similar fermented malt beverage containing 0.50% or
more of alcohol by volume, by whatever name such beverage may be
called.
"Powdered alcohol." Alcohol sold in powdered or molecularly
encapsulated form for either direct use or reconstitution.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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