§ 3503. Criminal trespass
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and OffensesEffective: September 9, 2022
Effective: September 9, 2022
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3503
§ 3503. Criminal trespass
(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1)(v), an offense under this subsection constitutes a misdemeanor of the third degree if the offender defies an order to leave personally communicated to him by the owner of the premises or other authorized person. An offense under paragraph (1)(v) constitutes a misdemeanor of the first degree. Otherwise it is a summary offense.
(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the phrase “agricultural or other open lands” shall mean any land on which agricultural activity or farming as defined in section 3309 (relating to agricultural vandalism) is conducted or any land populated by forest trees of any size and capable of producing timber or other wood products or any other land in an agricultural security area as defined in the act of June 30, 1981 (P.L. 128, No. 43),1 known as the Agricultural Area Security Law, or any area zoned for agricultural use.
(c.2) Sentencing enhancement.--The Pennsylvania Commission on Sentencing, in accordance with 42 Pa.C.S. § 2154 (relating to adoption of guidelines for sentencing), shall provide for a sentencing enhancement for courts to consider in cases involving criminal trespass where a domestic animal is harmed or killed in the course of the criminal trespass.
(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term “school grounds” means any building of or grounds of any elementary or secondary publicly funded educational institution, any elementary or secondary private school licensed by the Department of Education, any elementary or secondary parochial school, any certified day-care center or any licensed preschool program.
Credits
1972, Dec. 6, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, effective June 6, 1973. Amended 1978, June 23, P.L. 497, No. 76, § 1, effective in 60 days; 1995, Oct. 27, P.L. 334, No. 53, § 1, effective in 60 days; 1998, Dec. 3, P.L. 933, No. 121, § 3, imd. effective; 2002, Oct. 2, P.L. 806, No. 116, § 3, imd. effective; 2010, Nov. 23, P.L. 1360, No. 125, § 4, imd. effective; 2014, Nov. 6, P.L. 2921, No. 192, § 1, effective in 60 days [Jan. 5, 2015]; 2019, Nov. 27, P.L. 714, No. 103, § 1, effective in 60 days [Jan. 27, 2020]; 2022, July 11, P.L. 719, No. 60, § 2, effective in 60 days [Sept. 9, 2022].
Footnotes
3 P.S. § 901 et seq.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3503, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3503
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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