PRINTER'S NO. 281
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
287
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY HARPER, MARSICO, DRISCOLL, D. COSTA, PICKETT,
A. HARRIS, O'NEILL, MURT, MILLARD, HELM, WATSON, GILLEN AND
FARRY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 2, 2017
AN ACT
Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes, in inchoate crimes, further providing
for the offense of possessing instruments of crime.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 907(d) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a definition and the
section is amended by adding a subsection to read:
ยง 907. Possessing instruments of crime.
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(c.1) Unlawful false or secret compartment.--A person
commits a misdemeanor of the first degree if he possesses a
false or secret compartment in a motor vehicle with the intent
to employ the false or secret compartment criminally.
(d) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
subsection:
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"False or secret compartment . " Any enclosure integrated into
a motor vehicle that is a modification of the motor vehicle as
built by the manufacturer. The term does not include a
compartment used or possessed solely for the purpose of securing
valuables, electronics, firearms or other personal property that
is lawfully possessed.
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Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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