H0854B0968A00719 DMS:JSL 04/09/19 #90 A00719
AMENDMENTS TO HOUSE BILL NO. 854
Sponsor: REPRESENTATIVE DAWKINS
Printer's No. 968
Amend Bill, page 1, line 4, by inserting after "stalking"
and for the offense of strangulation
Amend Bill, page 1, lines 13 and 14, by striking out all of
said lines and inserting
Section 1. Sections 2709.1(c)(2) and 2718(a) of Title 18 of
the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:
Amend Bill, page 2, by inserting between lines 12 and 13
ยง 2718. Strangulation.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of
strangulation if the person with the intent to cause bodily
injury or severe emotional distress knowingly or intentionally
impedes the breathing or circulation of the blood of another
person by:
(1) applying pressure to the throat or neck; or
(2) blocking the nose and mouth of the person.
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