THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY MILNE, TOEPEL, AUMENT, BAKER, BENNINGHOFF, BOBACK, CARROLL, D. COSTA, CREIGHTON, CUTLER, D. EVANS, EVERETT, FARRY, FLECK, GABLER, GEIST, GILLESPIE, HAHN, HARHART, HARKINS, HARRIS, HESS, HORNAMAN, HUTCHINSON, KAUFFMAN, M. K. KELLER, KILLION, KULA, MICOZZIE, MILLARD, MILLER, MOUL, MULLERY, MUNDY, MURT, O'NEILL, PETRARCA, PICKETT, PYLE, QUIGLEY, QUINN, RAPP, SAINATO, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SONNEY, STEPHENS, STEVENSON, STURLA, SWANGER, J. TAYLOR, VULAKOVICH AND YOUNGBLOOD, MARCH 31, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 31, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, further providing for commemorative

service demonstration activities.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 7517(b) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 7517.  Commemorative service demonstration activities.

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(b)  Offense defined.--A person commits a misdemeanor of the

third degree if the person engages in demonstration activities

within [500] 1,000 feet of any cemetery, mortuary, church or

other location being utilized for the purposes of a

commemorative service within one hour prior to, during and one

hour following the commemorative service.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.