THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY PERRY, BAKER, BOYD, EVERETT, FLECK, GEIST, GIBBONS, GILLESPIE, KAUFFMAN, MILLER, MOUL, O'NEILL, REED, ROAE, ROCK, SAYLOR, SCAVELLO, SIPTROTH, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, JANUARY 26, 2009

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 26, 2009  

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, further providing for sale or

possession of tobacco by a minor.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  Section 6305(a.1) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

§ 6305.  Sale of tobacco.

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(a.1)  Purchase or possession.--A minor is guilty of a

summary offense if the minor:

(1)  purchases or attempts to purchase a tobacco product;

[or]

(1.1)  possesses a tobacco product; or

(2)  knowingly falsely represents himself to be at least

18 years of age to a person for the purpose of purchasing or

receiving a tobacco product.

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