THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY MULLERY, READSHAW, CARROLL, MUNDY, PASHINSKI, BOBACK, AUMENT, BENNINGHOFF, BISHOP, BROOKS, V. BROWN, BROWNLEE, CLYMER, CREIGHTON, CURRY, CUTLER, DALEY, DAVIS, DAVIDSON, DEASY, DeWEESE, DONATUCCI, FABRIZIO, FREEMAN, GALLOWAY, GEIST, GERGELY, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GOODMAN, HAHN, HARHAI, HARKINS, HELM, HORNAMAN, KAVULICH, KORTZ, KULA, MAHONEY, MALONEY, MANN, MARSHALL, McGEEHAN, MILLARD, MIRABITO, MOUL, MURPHY, NEUMAN, OBERLANDER, M. O'BRIEN, O'NEILL, PARKER, QUINN, RAVENSTAHL, ROEBUCK, SABATINA, SAINATO, SANTARSIERO, M. SMITH, STABACK, SWANGER, TALLMAN, TOBASH, TOEPEL, VULAKOVICH, WATSON AND WHITE, AUGUST 10, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, AUGUST 10, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in theft and related offenses, further

providing for grading of theft offenses.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 3903(a.1) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 3903.  Grading of theft offenses.

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(a.1)  Felony of the third degree.--Except as provided in

subsection (a), theft constitutes a felony of the third degree

if [the]:

(1)  The amount involved exceeds $2,000[, or if the].

(2)  The property stolen is an automobile, airplane,

motorcycle, motorboat or other motor-propelled vehicle[, or

in the].

(3)  In the case of theft by receiving stolen property,

[if] the receiver is in the business of buying or selling

stolen property.

(4)  The property stolen is from a cemetery.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.