PRINTER'S NO. 1116
No. 976 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY HESS, SATHER, FAIRCHILD, FLEAGLE, SAYLOR, LEDERER,
CAPPABIANCA, GEORGE, R. MILLER, STERN, YEWCIC, GEIST, WILT,
WOJNAROSKI, HORSEY, SHANER, WANSACZ AND HARHAI,
MARCH 14, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION, MARCH 14, 2001
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for theft of
3 services.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 3926 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended by adding a subsection to read:
8 § 3926. Theft of services.
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10 (f.1) Theft of gasoline.--If a person is convicted of retail
11 theft of gasoline under this section, the court shall, in
12 addition to any other penalty authorized by law, order the
13 operating privilege of the person suspended. A copy of the order
14 shall be transmitted to the Department of Transportation. The
15 duration of the suspension shall be as follows:
16 (1) For a first offense, a period of 60 days from the
17 date of suspension.
1 (2) For a second offense, a period of 180 days from the
2 date of suspension.
3 (3) For a third offense, and any offense thereafter, a
4 period of one year from the date of suspension. Any multiple
5 sentences imposed shall be served consecutively.
6 Reinstatement of operating privilege shall be governed by 75
7 Pa.C.S. § 1545 (relating to restoration of operating privilege).
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9 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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