PRIOR PRINTER'S NOS. 1337, 1390
PRINTER'S NO. 1585
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
961
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY RAFFERTY, DINNIMAN, MARTIN, SABATINA, TARTAGLIONE,
SCAVELLO, AUMENT AND WARD, NOVEMBER 15, 2017
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, MARCH 26, 2018
AN ACT
Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and TITLE 75 (Vehicles)
of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in culpability,
further providing for causal relationship between conduct and
result; in criminal homicide, further providing for the
offense of murder; IN LICENSING OF DRIVERS, FURTHER PROVIDING
FOR LEARNER'S PERMITS AND FOR DRIVING WHILE OPERATING
PRIVILEGE IS SUSPENDED OR REVOKED; in miscellaneous
provisions, further providing for the offenses of homicide by
vehicle, aggravated assault by vehicle, homicide by vehicle
while driving under influence and, aggravated assault by
vehicle while driving under the influence AND FOR ACCIDENTS
INVOLVING DEATH OR PERSONAL INJURY WHILE NOT PROPERLY
LICENSED; and, in driving after imbibing alcohol or utilizing
drugs, further providing for grading.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Sections 303(c) and 2502(c) of Title 18 of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
§ 303. Causal relationship between conduct and result.
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(c) Divergence between probable and actual result.--When
recklessly or negligently causing a particular result is an
element of an offense, the element is not established if the
actual result is not within the risk of which the actor is aware
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