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§ 993. Unsafe cribs prohibited

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 35 P.S. Health and SafetyEffective: August 22, 2016

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 35 P.S. Health and Safety (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 7A. Infant Crib Safety Act
Effective: August 22, 2016
35 P.S. § 993
§ 993. Unsafe cribs prohibited
Currentness
(a) Commercial users.--No commercial user shall remanufacture, retrofit, sell, contract to sell or resell, lease, sublet or otherwise place in the stream of commerce a full-size or non-full-size crib that is unsafe for any infant using the crib because it does not conform to subsection (c)(1), (2) or (3) or because it has any of the dangerous features or characteristics set forth in subsection (d).
(b) Repealed by 2016, June 23, P.L. 365, No. 51, § 2(2)(vii), effective in 60 days [Aug. 22, 2016].
(c) Presumption of unsafe cribs.--A crib shall be presumed to be unsafe under this act if it does not conform to all of the following:
(1) 16 CFR Pts. 1303 (relating to ban of lead-containing paint and certain consumer products bearing lead-containing paint), 1508 (relating to requirements for full-size baby cribs) and 1509 (relating to requirements for non-full-size baby cribs).
(2) American Society for Testing Materials Voluntary Standards F966-96, F1169-99 and F1822-97.
(3) Any regulations that are adopted in order to amend or supplement the regulations described in paragraphs (1) and (2).
(d) Dangerous features or characteristics.--Cribs that are unsafe shall include, but not be limited to, cribs that have any of the following dangerous features or characteristics:
(1) corner posts that extend more than one-sixteenth of an inch;
(2) spaces between side slats more than two and three-eighths inches;
(3) mattress support that can be easily dislodged from any point of the crib. A mattress segment shall be deemed easily dislodged if it cannot withstand at least a 25-pound upward force from underneath the crib;
(4) cutout designs on the end panels;
(5) rail height dimensions that do not conform to the following:
(i) The height of the rail and end panel as measured from the top of the rail or panel in its lowest position to the top of the mattress support in its highest position is at least nine inches.
(ii) The height of the rail and end panel as measured from the top of the rail or panel in its highest position to the top of the mattress support in its lowest position is at least 26 inches.
(6) any screw, bolt or hardware that is loose and not secured;
(7) any sharp edge, point or rough surface or any wood surface that is not smooth and free from splinters, splits or cracks;
(8) a tear in mesh or fabric sides for a non-full-size crib; and
(9) with respect to portable, folding cribs, latches that do not work automatically to prevent the unintentional collapse of the cribs.

Credits

2000, June 22, P.L. 339, No. 39, § 3, effective in 60 days. Affected 2016, June 23, P.L. 365, No. 51, § 2(2)(vii), effective in 60 days [Aug. 22, 2016].
35 P.S. § 993, PA ST 35 P.S. § 993
Current through 2023 Regular Session Act 1. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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