PRINTER'S NO. 586

 

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

 

SENATE BILL

No.

610

Session of

2013

 

 

 

INTRODUCED BY KITCHEN, WASHINGTON, HUGHES, FONTANA, FARNESE AND TARTAGLIONE, MARCH 6, 2013

 

 

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, MARCH 6, 2013

 

 

 

AN ACT

 

1Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania
2Consolidated Statutes, further providing for corrupt
3organizations.

4The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5hereby enacts as follows:

6Section 1. Section 911(h)(1) of Title 18 of the Pennsylvania
7Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:

8§ 911. Corrupt organizations.

9* * *

10(h) Definitions.--As used in this section:

11(1) "Racketeering activity" means all of the following:

12(i) An act which is indictable under any of the
13following provisions of this title:

14Chapter 25 (relating to criminal homicide)

15Section 2706 (relating to terroristic threats)

16Chapter 29 (relating to kidnapping)

17Chapter 30 (relating to trafficking of persons)

18Chapter 33 (relating to arson, criminal mischief

1and other property destruction)

2Chapter 37 (relating to robbery)

3Chapter 39 (relating to theft and related
4offenses)

5Section 4108 (relating to commercial bribery and
6breach of duty to act disinterestedly)

7Section 4109 (relating to rigging publicly
8exhibited contest)

9Section 4117 (relating to insurance fraud)

10Chapter 47 (relating to bribery and corrupt
11influence)

12Chapter 49 (relating to falsification and
13intimidation)

14Section 5111 (relating to dealing in proceeds of
15unlawful activities)

16Section 5512 (relating to lotteries, etc.)

17Section 5513 (relating to gambling devices,
18gambling, etc.)

19Section 5514 (relating to pool selling and
20bookmaking)

21Chapter 59 (relating to public indecency).

22(ii) An offense indictable under section 13 of the 
23act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The 
24Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act 
25[(relating to the sale and dispensing of narcotic 
26drugs)].

27(iii) A conspiracy to commit any of the offenses set
28forth in [subparagraph] subparagraphs (i), (ii) and (v).

29(iv) The collection of any money or other property
30in full or partial satisfaction of a debt which arose as

1the result of the lending of money or other property at a
2rate of interest exceeding 25% per annum or the
3equivalent rate for a longer or shorter period, where not
4otherwise authorized by law.

5(v) An offense indictable under 4 Pa.C.S. Pt. II 
6(relating to gaming).

7(vi) Knowingly and intentionally selling, delivering
8or transferring a firearm, as defined in section 6102
9(relating to definitions), to any person, purchaser or
10transferee who is unqualified or ineligible to control,
11possess or use a firearm under Ch. 61 (relating to
12firearms and other dangerous articles).

13An act which otherwise would be considered racketeering
14activity by reason of the application of this paragraph,
15shall not be excluded from its application solely because the
16operative acts took place outside the jurisdiction of this
17Commonwealth, if such acts would have been in violation of
18the law of the jurisdiction in which they occurred.

19* * *

20Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.