PRINTER'S NO. 286
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
292
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY D. COSTA, SCHWEYER, JOZWIAK, NEILSON, SCHLOSSBERG,
KINSEY, CALTAGIRONE AND STURLA, 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 firearms and other dangerous
articles, providing for the offense of possession or sale of
binary explosives.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
ยง 6163. Possession or sale of binary explosives.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense under this
section if the person:
(1) possesses a binary explosive; or
(2) sells a binary explosive.
(b) Grading.--The following shall apply:
(1) Except as otherwise provided under paragraph (2), a
first offense under subsection (a)(1) is a misdemeanor of the
third degree and a second or subsequent offense under
subsection (a)(1) is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(2) If a person possesses more than 20 pounds of binary
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