A05428
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
2016
Session of
2019
INTRODUCED BY SCHMITT, MOUL, GREINER, RYAN, JONES, MIZGORSKI,
STRUZZI, CIRESI, BURGOS, BERNSTINE, READSHAW, JOZWIAK, GABLER
AND GOODMAN, OCTOBER 30, 2019
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, OCTOBER 30, 2019
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in assault, providing for the offense
of harassment of law enforcement officer; and imposing
penalties.
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:
ยง 2703.2 Harassment of law enforcement officer.
(a) Offense defined.--Except as provided in sections 2703
(relating to assault by prisoner), 2703.1 (relating to
aggravated harassment by prisoner) and 2704 (relating to assault
by life prisoner), a person is guilty of harassment of law
enforcement officer if the person intentionally or knowingly
causes or attempts to cause a law enforcement officer to come
into contact with blood, seminal fluid, saliva, urine or feces
by throwing, tossing, spitting or expelling such fluid or
material.
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