PRINTER'S NO. 952
No. 849 Session of 1999
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, O'PAKE, HART, BOSCOLA, COSTA, HOLL,
ROBBINS, SALVATORE, SCHWARTZ AND SLOCUM, APRIL 27, 1999
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, APRIL 27, 1999
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, providing for the offense of theft of
3 identity.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 4104.1. Theft of identity.
9 (a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if he
10 knowingly and with intent to defraud, obtains, possesses,
11 records, transfers, uses or attempts to obtain, record, transfer
12 or use the personal identifying information of another person
13 without the consent of that other person.
14 (b) Grading.--A first offense under this section is a
15 misdemeanor of the first degree and a second and subsequent
16 offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.
17 (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "personal
18 identifying information" includes, but is not limited to:
1 (1) Name.
2 (2) Birth date.
3 (3) Address.
4 (4) Telephone number.
5 (5) Social Security number.
6 (6) Driver's license number.
7 (7) Checking account number.
8 (8) Savings account number.
9 (9) Mother's maiden name.
10 (10) Debit card number.
11 (11) Personal identification number.
12 (12) Electronic identification number.
13 (13) Any other number or information that can be used to
14 access a person's financial resources.
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
C30L18DMS/19990S0849B0952 - 2 -