PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 1849 PRINTER'S NO. 2476
No. 1519 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY McGEEHAN, KENNEY, BRENNAN, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO,
SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, THOMAS, WALKO, GEIST, CLYMER, CURRY AND
ADOLPH, JUNE 6, 2007
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON ENVIRONMENTAL RESOURCES AND
ENERGY, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED,
SEPTEMBER 25, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting posting signs on State
3 property IN CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS; and establishing the <--
4 Tree Vitalize Fund.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 6506. Posting signs on State property IN CITIES OF THE FIRST <--
10 CLASS.
11 (a) Offense defined.--Whoever pastes, paints, brands or
12 stamps or in any manner whatsoever places upon or attaches to
13 State property IN CITIES OF THE FIRST CLASS any sign commits a <--
14 summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay
15 a fine of $25 for each sign posted or placed in violation of
16 this section.
17 (b) Construction.--This section shall not be construed to
1 prevent the posting or placing of any notice required by law or
2 order of court, nor to prevent the posting or placing of any
3 notice particularly concerning or pertaining to premises upon
4 which the same is so posted or placed.
5 (c) Disposition of fines.--Notwithstanding any other
6 provision of law to the contrary, the court imposing and
7 collecting a fine under this section shall transfer the fine
8 thus collected to the State Treasurer for deposit in the Tree
9 Vitalize Fund, which is hereby established in the General Fund
10 as a special restricted receipts account. Moneys in the fund are
11 appropriated to the Department of Conservation and Natural
12 Resources solely for the purposes of the department's Tree
13 Vitalize Program.
14 (d) Definition.--As used in this section the term "sign"
15 means any written, printed or painted advertisement, bill,
16 notice, sticker, circular, placard, card, political
17 advertisement or poster.
18 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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