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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| HOUSE BILL |
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| INTRODUCED BY BAKER, PICKETT, SAYLOR, BELFANTI, CREIGHTON, DONATUCCI, GOODMAN, HARRIS, HESS, HICKERNELL, O'NEILL, PAYNE, PETRI, TRUE, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 10, 2009 |
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| REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 10, 2009 |
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| AN ACT |
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1 | Amending Titles 18 (Crimes and Offenses) and 75 (Vehicles) of |
2 | the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for |
3 | selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to |
4 | minors, for restriction of operating privileges and for |
5 | suspension of operating privilege. |
6 | The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania |
7 | hereby enacts as follows: |
8 | Section 1. Sections 6310.1 and 6310.4(a) of Title 18 of the |
9 | Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read: |
10 | § 6310.1. Selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed |
11 | beverages to minors. |
12 | (a) Offense defined.--Except as provided in subsection (b), |
13 | a person commits [a misdemeanor of the third degree if he |
14 | intentionally and knowingly sells or intentionally and knowingly |
15 | furnishes, or purchases with the intent to sell or furnish, any |
16 | liquor or malt or brewed beverages to a person who is less than |
17 | 21 years of age.] the following: |
18 | (1) A misdemeanor punishable by up to six months |
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1 | imprisonment if he intentionally and knowingly sells or |
2 | intentionally and knowingly furnishes, or purchases with the |
3 | intent to sell or furnish, any liquor or malt or brewed |
4 | beverages to a person who is under 21 years of age. |
5 | (2) A misdemeanor of the second degree if he |
6 | intentionally or knowingly sells or intentionally or |
7 | knowingly furnishes, or purchases with the intent to sell or |
8 | furnish, any liquor or malt or brewed beverage to a person |
9 | who is under 21 years of age under such circumstances that |
10 | include one of the following: |
11 | (i) The amount was sufficient for a high level of |
12 | intoxication. |
13 | (ii) The liquor or malt or brewed beverage was |
14 | furnished to a group of more than three persons who are |
15 | under 21 years of age. |
16 | (iii) The furnishing of the liquor or malt or brewed |
17 | beverage to a person under 21 years of age resulted in |
18 | bodily injury, serious bodily injury or death. |
19 | (iv) The offender had previously been convicted of |
20 | violating this section. |
21 | (b) Exceptions.--The provisions of this section shall not |
22 | apply to any religious service or ceremony which may be |
23 | conducted in a private home or a place of worship where the |
24 | amount of wine served does not exceed the amount reasonably, |
25 | customarily and traditionally required as an integral part of |
26 | the service or ceremony. |
27 | (c) Minimum penalty.--In addition to any other penalty |
28 | imposed pursuant to this title or other statute, a person who is |
29 | convicted of violating subsection [(a) shall be sentenced to pay |
30 | a fine of not less than $1,000 for the first violation and a |
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1 | fine of $2,500 for each subsequent violation] (a)(1) shall be |
2 | sentenced to pay a fine of not less than $2,500. A person who is |
3 | convicted of violating subsection (a)(2) shall be sentenced to |
4 | pay a fine of not less than $5,000. There shall be no authority |
5 | in any court to impose on an offender any lesser sentence than |
6 | the minimum sentence mandated by this subsection. No court shall |
7 | have the authority to suspend any sentence as defined in this |
8 | section. Nothing in this section shall prevent the sentencing |
9 | court from imposing a sentence greater than the minimum sentence |
10 | mandated in this subsection. In no case shall the sentence |
11 | exceed the maximum sentence prescribed by law. |
12 | § 6310.4. Restriction of operating privileges. |
13 | (a) General rule.--Whenever a person is convicted or is |
14 | adjudicated delinquent or is admitted to any preadjudication |
15 | program for a violation of section 6307 (relating to |
16 | misrepresentation of age to secure liquor or malt or brewed |
17 | beverages), 6308 (relating to purchase, consumption, possession |
18 | or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages), 6310.1 |
19 | (relating to selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed |
20 | beverages to minors) or 6310.3 (relating to carrying a false |
21 | identification card), the court, including a court not of record |
22 | if it is exercising jurisdiction pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § |
23 | 1515(a) (relating to jurisdiction and venue), shall order the |
24 | operating privilege of the person suspended. A copy of the order |
25 | shall be transmitted to the Department of Transportation. |
26 | * * * |
27 | Section 2. Section 1532(d) of Title 75 is amended to read: |
28 | § 1532. Suspension of operating privilege. |
29 | * * * |
30 | (d) Additional suspension.--The department shall suspend the |
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1 | operating privilege of any person upon receiving a certified |
2 | record of the driver's conviction, adjudication of delinquency |
3 | or admission into a preadjudication program for a violation |
4 | under 18 Pa.C.S. § 6307 (relating to misrepresentation of age to |
5 | secure liquor or malt or brewed beverages), 6308 (relating to |
6 | purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or |
7 | malt or brewed beverages), 6310.1 (relating to selling or |
8 | furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to minors) or |
9 | 6310.3 (relating to carrying a false identification card). The |
10 | duration of the suspension shall be as follows: |
11 | (1) For a first offense, the department shall impose a |
12 | suspension for a period of 90 days. |
13 | (2) For a second offense, the department shall impose a |
14 | suspension for a period of one year. |
15 | (3) For a third and subsequent offense, the department |
16 | shall impose a suspension for a period of two years. Any |
17 | multiple suspensions imposed shall be served consecutively. |
18 | Courts may certify the conviction, adjudication of delinquency |
19 | or admission into the preadjudication program on the same form |
20 | used to submit the order of suspension required under the |
21 | provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.4 (relating to restriction of |
22 | operating privileges). Wherever practicable, the suspension |
23 | imposed under this section shall be made concurrent with the |
24 | suspension imposed under the provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 6310.4. |
25 | All offenses committed on or after May 23, 1988, shall be |
26 | included in considering whether an offense is a first, second, |
27 | third or subsequent offense. |
28 | Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days. |
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