Pennsylvania Act 1995-53 — CRIMES CODE (18 PA.C.S.) - AMEND CRIMINAL TRESPASS

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CRIMES CODE (18 PA.C.S.) - AMEND CRIMINAL TRESPASS
                  Act of Oct. 27, 1995, P.L. 334, No. 53              Cl. 18
                             Session of 1995
                               No. 1995-53

     SB 223

                                  AN ACT

     Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
        Consolidated Statutes, further providing for criminal
        trespass.

        The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
     hereby enacts as follows:

        Section 1.  Section 3503 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
     Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
      § 3503.  Criminal trespass.
        * * *
        (b.1)  Simple trespasser.--
            (1)  A person commits an offense if, knowing that he is
        not licensed or privileged to do so, he enters or remains in
        any place for the purpose of:
                (i)  threatening or terrorizing the owner or occupant
            of the premises;
                (ii)  starting or causing to be started any fire upon
            the premises; or
                (iii)  defacing or damaging the premises.
            (2)  An offense under this subsection constitutes a
        summary offense.
        * * *
        Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.

     APPROVED--The 27th day of October, A. D. 1995.

     THOMAS J. RIDGE