PENNSYLVANIA, February 10 - PRINTER'S NO. 173

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

204

Session of

2021

INTRODUCED BY TARTAGLIONE, BLAKE, SANTARSIERO, BREWSTER, COSTA

AND KANE, FEBRUARY 10, 2021

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 10, 2021

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in assault, further providing for the

offense of aggravated assault.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 2702(a)(2) and (b) of Title 18 of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes are amended and subsection

(c) is amended by adding a paragraph to read:

§ 2702. Aggravated assault.

(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of aggravated

assault if he:

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(2) attempts to cause or intentionally, knowingly or

recklessly causes serious bodily injury to any of the

officers, agents, employees or other persons enumerated in

subsection (c) [or to an employee of an agency, company or

other entity engaged in public transportation], while in the

performance of duty;

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