H1546B1785A05703 PWK:AAS 10/13/22 #90 A05703
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 1546
Sponsor: SENATOR REGAN
Printer's No. 1785
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 1 through 4, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in assault, providing for the offense
of endangerment of public safety official.
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 9 through 19; page 2, lines 1
through 30; page 3, lines 1 through 6; by striking out all of
said lines on said pages and inserting
ยง 2719. Endangerment of public safety official.
(a) Endangerment of public safety official.--A person
commits the offense of endangering a public safety official if
the person intentionally or knowingly communicates, or publishes
through an electronic social media service, the restricted
personal information of a public safety official or a family or
household member of a public safety official with:
(1) reckless disregard that the restricted personal
information will be used to threaten, intimidate or
facilitate the commission of a crime against the public
safety official or a family or household member of the public
safety official; or
(2) the intent that the restricted personal information
will be used to threaten, intimidate or facilitate the
commission of a crime against the public safety official or a
family or household member of the public safety official.
(b) Grading.--
(1) Except as provided under paragraph (2), an offense
under subsection (a) shall constitute a misdemeanor of the
first degree.
(2) An offense under subsection (a) that results in
bodily injury to a public safety official or a family or
household member of a public safety official shall constitute
a felony of the second degree.
(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:
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"Communicate." Convey a message by oral, nonverbal, written
or electronic means, including telephone, electronic mail,
Internet, facsimile, telex, wireless communication or similar
transmission.
"Family or household member." Spouses or persons who have
been spouses, persons living as spouses or who lived as spouses,
parents, children, other persons related by consanguinity or
affinity, current or former sexual or intimate partners or
persons who share biological parenthood.
"Public safety official." An individual listed under section
2702(c) (relating to aggravated assault).
"Restricted personal information." An individual's image,
name, Social Security number, home address, home phone number,
mobile phone number, personal email or home fax number.
Section 2. This act shall take effect in 90 days.
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