PA+Assault

PA Laws PA Assault Example and Questions =Chapter 27: Assault = The following are summarized sections of the Assault chapter of Pennsylvania law. Following the summaries are their corresponding grade. A person is only found guilty of assault if that person tries or causes, knowingly or recklessly causing bodily injury to another, negligently causing bodily harm to another with a deadly weapon, attempts by threatening or putting another in fear of serious injury or their life, and concealing or attempting to conceal a hypodermic needle and stabbing a law officer or any employee of the law during an arrest or search. Grading:Misdemeanor of second degree (Fine -$5,000 and Imprisonment-2 yrs) or unless in a fight or scuffle entered in by mutual consent then it a misdemeanor of the third degree (Fine-$2,500 and Imprisonment-1 yr) Attempting or causing, knowingly or recklessly, cause serious injury to another or an employee of the law with a deadly weapon or uses of tear or noxious gas. Grading-First degree felony (Fine-$25,000/Imprisonment-no more than 20 yrs) or second degree felony (Fine-$25,000/Imprisonment-no more than 10yrs) Any person who is a prisoner in any local or state prison or correctional institution that attempts or commits an assault with a deadly weapon or instrument, they can also be charged with assault if they intentionally cause another to come in contact with any type of bodily fluid such as blood,urine, saliva, etc. by throwing, tossing, spitting, or expelling such fluid from a person that is infected by any type of disease. Grading: The prisoner will serve a sentence for aggravated assault (no more than 20yrs) consecutively with that persons prior sentence. Kyle Anderson 2705-2706**-2705 Recklessly endangering another person** A person commits a misdemeanor which will place another person in danger of death or serious injury. 2nd degree misdemeanor $5,000 fine and possibility of 2 year prison sentence.
 * -2701. Simple Assault:**
 * -2702. Aggravated assault:**
 * -2703. Assault by prisoner:**
 * -2706 Terrorist Threats** A terrorist cime is committed when, a person commits any crime of violence with intent to terrorize another. Cause evacuation of a building/facility, or cause terror or an inconvenience to the public with disregard to them. 1st degree misdemeanor unless the threat causes occupants of the building, place of assembly or facility of public transportation to be diverted from their normal or customary operations, in which case the offense constitutes a felony of the 3rd degree $2,500/$10,000.

Rosie 2707-2710

For occupied vehicles, if someone intentionally throws, shoots, or propels any item into a vehicle or public of transportation that is occupied by one or more persons commits a misdemeanor of the first degree. For roadways, if someone throws, shoots, or propels any item from an overpass or any other location adjacent to or on a roadway, roadway shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree. Grade for vehicle, misdemeanor of the first degree fine of $10,000 with max. imprisonment of 5 years. Grade for roadway, misdemeanor of second degree $5,000 with max. imprisonment of 2 years. A person commits an offense knowingly, intentionally, or recklessly discharges a firearm from any location into an occupied structure. Felony of the third degree. The defense is if the person discharging the firearm was a law enforcement officer engaged in his law enforcement duties and if the person discharging the firearm was engaged in a hunting activity. Grade, fealony of the third degree, $15,000 with a max. imprisonment of 7 years. Unlawfully carrying in a vehicle, an individual may not carry a paintball gun or paintball marker in a vehicle on a highway unless the paintball gun and marker is empty of paintballs, the propellant source on the paintball gun is disconnected or turned off, paintballs are stored in a different container. An individual may not discharge or fine a paintball gun or marker at a person who is not participating in the activity. Grade, summary offense with a max. fine of $300 and a max. imprisonment of 90 days. A person commits the crime of harassment when they have the intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person by strikes, shoves, kicks, or harming someone physically. They can also harass when they threaten someone by using lewd, obscene words, drawings, and communicating in an annoying manner. A person who knowingly gives a false report to any law enforcement officer with the intent to implicate another. An individual can harass through oral, nonverbal, written or electronic items, telephone, electronic mail, internet, facsimile, telex, wireless communication or similar transmission. Grading, summary offense with max. $300 fine and max. 90 days imprisonment. Grade under (4),(5),(6),(7), misdemeanor of the third degree with max. fine of $300 and max. imprisonment of 90 days. A person commits the crime of stalking when they repeatedly commit acts toward another person, including following the person without permission, which presents the person with reasonable fear or bodily injury or to cause emotional distress to the person or if they engage in an action in which they continually communicate to another person and it presents reasonable fear of bodily injury or causing emotional distress. If a person knowingly gives a false report to any law enforcement officer with intent to implicate another under this section. Grade, misdemeanor of the first degree with a max. fine of $10,000 and max. imprisonment of 5 years. A person commits offense of ethnic intimidation with intention toward the actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, mental or physical disability, sexual orientation, or gender with respect to such individual or his/her property or with respect to one or more members of such group or to their property. Grade, misdemeanor of the third degree with max. fine of $2,500 and max. imprisonment of 1 year.
 * -2707. Propulsion of missiles into an occupied vehicle or onto a roadway:**
 * -2707.1. Discharge of a firearm into an occupied structure:**
 * -2707.2. Paintball guns and paintball markers:**
 * -2709. Harassment:**
 * -2709.1. Stalking:**
 * -2710. Ethnic intimidation:**

Logan 2711-2716

Police have the right to arrest suspects accused of domestic violence but only if they have seen physical injury to the family member. The officer has the right to seize all weapons and the defendant arrested shall not be released from custody and then the issuing authority will decided bail. If bail is granted, restraining orders will be instated to protect the victim at home work and in public places. The officer must also inform the victim of the availablity of a safe shelter and it's phone number. ( grade corresponds with type of assault on family member )
 * -2711 Probable Cause arrests in domestic violence cases**

Assault on a sports official is when a person commits simple assault upon a sports official (enforcer of event rules i.e. umpire, referee, coaches, school officials etc.) at any sporting event at schools and the commonwealth, scholastically, semi-professionally, and professionally. THIS IS A 1st DEGREE MISDEMEANOR. $10,000 fine and possibility of 5 years of imprisonment.
 * -2712 Assault on sports official**

(1)When a caretaker causes bodily harm by not providing treatment, goods, care, and services necassary for the victim's health and welfare or (2)when the caretaker uses a physical restraint preventing the victim from receiving these previously listed items. Case (1) and (2) are 1st DEGREE MISDEMEANORS with $10,000 fine and possibility of 5 years of imprisonment if victim suffers bodily injury. If the victim suffers SBI in case (1) and (2), they are 1st DEGREE FELONIES with a $25,000 fine and possibility of 20 years of imprisonment. Law enforcment is allowed to investigate if there is reason to believe.
 * -2713 Neglect of care-dependent person**

If a person who commits any offense related to rape, deviate sexual intercourse, aggravated indecent assault, or indecent assault and controls the victim with drugs and/or intoxicants, it is a 3rd DEGREE FELONY with a $15,000 fine and possibility of 7 years of imprisonment.
 * -2714 Unauthorized administration of intoxicant**

A person commits this crime when they report without facts or threatens by any means to use weapons of mass destruction. Penalties.... 1st Degree Misdemeanor $10,000 fine and possibility of 5 year of imprisonment. If the threat causes disruption of ordinary operations at public place, it is a 3rd Degree Felony with $15,000 and possibility of 7 years of imprisonment. If the threat causes a state of emergency, it is a 2nd Degree Felony with a $25,000 fine and possibility of 10 years of imprisonment. If they cause a state of emergency, the person is required to pay for emergency response costs. A weapon of mass destruction is any biological agent, bomb, chemical agent, blister agent, or any other chemical compound.
 * -2715 Threat to use weapons of mass destruction**

A person commits this crime when they (a) illegally possess, manufacture, or (b) transport, sell, purchase, causes damage to someone, pollutes natural and public resources, or causes a building evacuation. In situation (a), it is a 2nd DEGREE FELONY with $25,000 fine and possibility of 10 years of imprisonment. A subsquent situation of (a) is a 1st DEGREE FELONY with $25,000 fine and possibility of 20 years of imprisonment. In situation (b), it is a 1st DEGREE FELONY with $25,000 fine and possibility of 20 years of imprisonment.
 * -2716 Weapons of mass destruction**