THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY SAYLOR, BEYER, BOYD, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, GOODMAN, GROVE, HENNESSEY, HESS, HICKERNELL, M. KELLER, KILLION, KOTIK, MELIO, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, O'NEILL, PALLONE, PAYNE, PHILLIPS, PYLE, READSHAW, SIPTROTH, SOLOBAY, STABACK, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR AND VULAKOVICH, MARCH 23, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 23, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, further providing for penalties for

injuring or tampering with fire apparatus, hydrants, etc.,

and for unauthorized use or opening of fire hydrants.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Sections 3305 and 3306 of Title 18 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended to read:

§ 3305.  Injuring or tampering with fire apparatus, hydrants,

etc.

Whoever willfully and maliciously cuts, injures, damages, or

destroys or defaces any fire hydrant or any fire hose or fire

engine, or other public or private fire equipment, or any

apparatus appertaining to the same, commits a misdemeanor of the

[third] second degree.

§ 3306.  Unauthorized use or opening of fire hydrants.

Whoever opens for private usage any fire hydrant without

authorization of the water authority or company having

jurisdiction over such fire hydrant, commits a [summary offense]

misdemeanor of the third degree.

Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.