Bill > SB697

This bill amends Pennsylvania's Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) to further provide for the offense of institutional vandalism. It broadens the definition of institutional vandalism to include the destruction, vandalization, or defacement of various facilities, including churches, cemeteries, schools, and government buildings. The bill also revises the grading of the offense, establishing it as a felony of varying degrees based on factors such as whether death or bodily injury resulted or if the act involved the use of an instrument of crime, explosives, or fire. The bill defines key terms like "desecrate" and "instrument of crime" used in the revised institutional vandalism provisions.