PRINTER'S NO. 490
No. 443 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY ORIE, PUNT, REGOLA, COSTA, FONTANA, LOGAN, RAFFERTY, BOSCOLA, WASHINGTON AND MUSTO, MARCH 14, 2007
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MARCH 14, 2007
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, increasing penalties for certain 3 crimes committed in the presence of children. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Sections 2701(b) and 2702(b) of Title 18 of the 7 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: 8 § 2701. Simple assault. 9 * * * 10 (b) Grading.--Simple assault is a misdemeanor of the second 11 degree unless committed: 12 (1) in a fight or scuffle entered into by mutual 13 consent, in which case it is a misdemeanor of the third 14 degree; [or] 15 (2) against a child under 12 years of age by an adult 21 16 years of age or older, in which case it is a misdemeanor of 17 the first degree[.]; or 18 (3) in the presence of a child under 16 years of age, in
1 which case it is a misdemeanor of the first degree. 2 § 2702. Aggravated assault. 3 * * * 4 (b) Grading.--Aggravated assault under subsection (a)(1) and 5 (2) is a felony of the first degree. Aggravated assault under 6 subsection (a)(3), (4), (5), (6) and (7) is a felony of the 7 second degree. Any offense under subsection (a) committed in the 8 presence of a minor under 16 years of age is a felony of the 9 first degree. 10 * * * 11 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. L19L18JS/20070S0443B0490 - 2 -