Bill > A3560

Introduced Session

This bill establishes a second degree crime for false public alarms when the alarm involves a church, synagogue, temple, or other place of public worship. The bill defines "place of worship" as a building capable of seating more than 50 people used primarily as a place of public or private worship on a permanent basis by a recognized and established religious sect or denomination. Finally, the bill provides for additional penalties for false alarms as it relates to churches, synagogues, temples, or other places of worship. A person committing such a violation is subject to a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 or the actual costs incurred by or resulting from the emergency response to the false alarm, whichever is higher. A second degree crime is punishable by a term of 5-10 years imprisonment, a fine of up to $150,000, or both.

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Gary Schaer (D)*,  Bob Auth (R),  Rosaura Bagolie (D),  John DiMaio (R),  Mitchelle Drulis (D),  Dawn Fantasia (R),  Garnet Hall (D),  Michael Inganamort (R),  Sean Kean (R),  Michele Matsikoudis (R),  Tennille McCoy (D),  Verlina Reynolds-Jackson (D),  William Sampson (D),  Alex Sauickie (R),  Alexander Schnall (D),  Anthony Verrelli (D), 

Introduced, Referred to Assembly Judiciary Committee (on 02/05/2024)

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