PRINTER'S NO. 647
No. 582 Session of 1997
INTRODUCED BY BARD, WAUGH, ARMSTRONG, MARKOSEK, DiGIROLAMO, BAKER, SHANER, RUBLEY, ALLEN, PLATTS, DeLUCA, BELARDI, HORSEY, BATTISTO, WOGAN, LEDERER, HENNESSEY, E. Z. TAYLOR, TRICH, SCHRODER, MELIO, RAYMOND, STETLER AND CORRIGAN, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 13, 1997
AN ACT 1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania 2 Consolidated Statutes, further providing for furnishing 3 cigarettes or cigarette papers. 4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania 5 hereby enacts as follows: 6 Section 1. Section 6306 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania 7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read: 8 § 6306. Furnishing cigarettes or cigarette papers. 9 (a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if he 10 furnishes to any [minor] person under 18 years of age, by gift, 11 sale or otherwise, any cigarettes or cigarette paper. 12 (b) Grading.--Whoever commits an offense under this section 13 shall, upon being convicted thereof in a summary proceeding, be 14 sentenced for the first offense to pay a fine not exceeding 15 [$25] $100 and for the second offense shall be fined not 16 exceeding [$100] $300; and for the third or subsequent offense 17 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree.
1 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days. A28L18DGS/19970H0582B0647 - 2 -