A01892
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
940
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY RIGBY, E. NELSON, KNOWLES, RYAN, KULIK, JAMES,
SMITH, GUENST, POLINCHOCK, SCHMITT, THOMAS, SANKEY, SILVIS,
FARRY, KAIL, KAUFFMAN, STRUZZI, SCHLEGEL CULVER, DAVANZO,
DRISCOLL, JOZWIAK, HERSHEY, CAUSER, GREGORY, ECKER,
OBERLANDER, MOUL, ZIMMERMAN, WHEELAND, MERCURI, MASSER,
SAINATO, GILLEN AND C. WILLIAMS, MARCH 17, 2021
AS AMENDED ON SECOND CONSIDERATION, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
JUNE 8, 2021
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) TITLES 18 (CRIMES AND
OFFENSES), 35 (Health and Safety), 42 (Judiciary and Judicial
Procedure) AND 53 (MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, IN BURGLARY AND OTHER
CRIMINAL INTRUSION, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR DEFINITIONS, FOR
THE OFFENSE OF BURGLARY AND FOR THE OFFENSE OF CRIMINAL
TRESPASS; in cruelty to animals, further providing for police
animals.; in emergency medical services system, providing for
injured police animals; in immunities generally, further
providing for emergency response provider and bystander good
Samaritan civil immunity; AND, IN EMPLOYEES, PROVIDING FOR
CANINE TRAINING STANDARDS FOR POLICE OFFICERS.
This act may be referred to as Titan's Law.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 5548 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
SECTION 1. SECTION 3501 OF TITLE 18 OF THE PENNSYLVANIA
CONSOLIDATED STATUTES IS AMENDED BY ADDING A DEFINITION TO READ:
§ 3501. DEFINITIONS.
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