PRINTER'S NO. 3130
No. 2417 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY DERMODY, COWELL, TIGUE, PESCI, TRELLO, PRESTON,
VAN HORNE, HARPER, O'BRIEN, PITTS, BELFANTI, RICHARDSON,
VEON, MARKOSEK, MAYERNIK, CLARK, FAJT, GERLACH, J. TAYLOR,
BATTISTO, KRUSZEWSKI, TOMLINSON AND DENT, MARCH 9, 1992
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 9, 1992
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, further defining possession of an
3 instrument of crime.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 907(c) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7 Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
8 § 907. Possessing instruments of crime.
9 * * *
10 (c) Definitions.--As used in this section the following
11 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
12 subsection:
13 "Instrument of crime."
14 (1) Anything specially made or specially adapted for
15 criminal use; or
16 (2) anything commonly used for criminal purposes and
17 possessed by the actor under circumstances not manifestly
1 appropriate for lawful uses it may have. This shall include,
2 but not be limited to, common burglary tools, tire irons,
3 stun guns and baseball bats.
4 "Weapon." Anything readily capable of lethal use and
5 possessed under circumstances not manifestly appropriate for
6 lawful uses which it may have. The term includes a firearm which
7 is not loaded or lacks a clip or other component to render it
8 immediately operable, and components which can readily be
9 assembled into a weapon.
10 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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