PRINTER'S NO. 4160
No. 2966 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY CHADWICK, NAILOR, THOMAS, CURRY, MELIO, BAKER,
STERN, ARGALL, COLAFELLA, SCHRODER, KAISER, RUBLEY, BELARDI,
McCALL, WOGAN, HALUSKA, SAYLOR, MARSICO, HARHAI, HORSEY,
BENNINGHOFF, BUNT, CLARK, DeLUCA, EGOLF, FARGO, GEIST, MAHER,
MANDERINO, MUNDY, NICKOL, RAMOS, ROBINSON, ROSS, SAINATO,
SATHER, SEYFERT, STEVENSON, E. Z. TAYLOR AND TIGUE,
NOVEMBER 18, 1998
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, NOVEMBER 18, 1998
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, defining the offense of identity
3 theft.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 4120. Identity theft.
9 A person commits an offense of identity theft of another
10 person, a misdemeanor of the first degree, if he takes, assumes
11 or uses the identity, name, birth date, social security number
12 or identification of another person without the consent of that
13 other person and with the intent to:
14 (1) cause financial loss to the other person;
15 (2) obtain goods or services; or
16 (3) otherwise assume or use the other person's identity
1 for any unlawful purpose.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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