PRINTER'S NO. 2495
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1828
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY TOOHIL, BERNSTINE, CHARLTON, GOODMAN, HELM,
JOZWIAK, KORTZ, MILLARD, MURT, ROZZI, SCHLOSSBERG, WATSON AND
WHEELAND, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in assault, defining the offense of
occupational intimidation; and prescribing a penalty.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
§ 2710.1. Occupational intimidation.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of
occupational intimidation if, with malicious intention toward a
law enforcement official, a firefighter, an emergency services
provider or an employee or agent of a county children and youth
social service agency or toward law enforcement officials,
firefighters, emergency services providers or employees or
agents of county children and youth social service agencies as a
group, based upon the occupation of the individual or the
occupational group, the person commits an offense under any
other provision of this chapter or under Chapter 33 (relating to
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arson, criminal mischief and other property destruction)
exclusive of section 3307 (relating to institutional vandalism)
or under section 3503 (relating to criminal trespass) with
respect to the individual or the property of the individual or
with respect to one or more members of the occupational group or
the property of one or more members of the occupational group.
(b) Grading.--An offense under this section shall be
classified as a misdemeanor of the third degree if the other
offense is classified as a summary offense. Otherwise, an
offense under this section shall be classified one degree higher
in the classification specified in section 106 (relating to
classes of offenses) than the classification of the other
offense.
(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
"Emergency services provider." An emergency medical
responder, an emergency medical technician, an advanced
emergency medical technician or a paramedic as defined in 35
Pa.C.S. § 8103 (relating to definitions).
"Firefighter." The term includes a volunteer firefighter.
"Law enforcement official." As defined in 23 Pa.C.S. §
6303(a) (relating to definitions).
"Malicious intention." The intention to commit any act, the
commission of which is a necessary element of any offense
referred to in subsection (a) motivated by hatred toward the
occupation of any of the individuals set forth in subsection
(a).
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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