PRINTER'S NO. 1984
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
1603
Session of
2011
INTRODUCED BY QUIGLEY, TOEPEL, VEREB, CARROLL, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, DeLUCA, DONATUCCI, FARRY, GABLER, GILLESPIE, GINGRICH, HARPER, HARRIS, KORTZ, KULA, MOUL, MURT, PYLE, RAPP, ROCK, SCAVELLO, STEPHENS, STEVENSON AND VULAKOVICH, MAY 25, 2011
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MAY 25, 2011
AN ACT
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Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
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Consolidated Statutes, further providing for retail theft.
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The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
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hereby enacts as follows:
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Section 1. Section 3929(f) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
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Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition to read:
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§ 3929. Retail theft.
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(f) Definitions.--
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"First offense." Any conviction, acceptance of Accelerated
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Rehabilitative Disposition or other form of preliminary
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disposition before the sentencing on the present violation for
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an offense under this section or an offense substantially
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similar to an offense under this section.
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Section 2. The amendment of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3929(f) shall apply
to sentences imposed on or after the effective date of this
section.
Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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