THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY BEYER, BAKER, BARRAR, BOYD, BRENNAN, CLYMER, DALLY, FAIRCHILD, FLECK, FRANKEL, FREEMAN, GEIST, GINGRICH, GODSHALL, GRELL, GROVE, GRUCELA, HARHAI, HARHART, HARKINS, HARPER, HARRIS, HENNESSEY, HESS, HORNAMAN, M. KELLER, KORTZ, KOTIK, MANN, MARSICO, MELIO, MENSCH, MICCARELLI, MILLARD, MURT, O'NEILL, PASHINSKI, PAYNE, PEIFER, PETRI, PHILLIPS, PICKETT, READSHAW, ROSS, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, K. SMITH, STERN, SWANGER, VEREB, VULAKOVICH AND WATSON, FEBRUARY 23, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 23, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, further providing for grading the

offense of impersonating a public servant.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 4912 of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 4912.  Impersonating a public servant.

(a)  Offenses defined.--A person commits [a misdemeanor of

the second degree if he] the offense of impersonating a public

servant if:

(1)  The person falsely pretends to hold a position in

the public service with intent to induce another to submit to

such pretended official authority or otherwise to act in

reliance upon that pretense [to his prejudice].

(2)  The person falsely pretends to be a member of law

enforcement with intent to induce another to submit to such

pretended official authority or otherwise act in reliance

upon that pretense.

(b)  Grading.--An offense under subsection (a)(1) is a

misdemeanor of the second degree. An offense under subsection

(a)(2) is a felony of the third degree.

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