Bill > SB527

This bill amends Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes to create a new offense called "theft of mail." The bill defines "mail" as any letter, package, bag, or item of value sent or delivered through a private or commercial interstate carrier, including the United States Postal Service, FedEx, and UPS. The bill establishes that a person is guilty of theft of mail if they unlawfully take, exercise control over, or transfer mail of another person with the intent to deprive the person of the mail or benefit themselves or another person not entitled to the mail. The grading of the offense ranges from a summary offense to a felony of the third degree, depending on the value of the mail and the number of prior offenses. The bill also includes provisions for calculating prior offenses and aggregating the value of mail stolen as part of a single scheme or course of conduct.