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§ 3303. Failure to prevent catastrophe

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Definition of Specific Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Article C. Offenses Against Property
Chapter 33. Arson, Criminal Mischief and Other Property Destruction (Refs & Annos)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3303
§ 3303. Failure to prevent catastrophe
Currentness
A person who knowingly or recklessly fails to take reasonable measures to prevent or mitigate a catastrophe, when he can do so without substantial risk to himself, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if:
(1) he knows that he is under an official, contractual or other legal duty to take such measures; or
(2) he did or assented to the act causing or threatening the catastrophe.

Credits

1972, Dec. 6, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, effective June 6, 1973.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3303, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3303
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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