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= **Statutes:** = **18 §** **2701-Simple Assault (HH): **Anyone who either attempts or causes bodily harm to another person intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly. Simple assault also includes anyone who negligently hurts someone with a deadly weapon or who uses a hypodermic needle to stab someone while being arrested. This is a second degree misdemeanor, with a punishment up to 2 years in jail and a $5,000 fine. However if the assault is against a child under the age of 12 by someone over the age of 21 then it is considered a first degree misdemeanor, with a punishment of up to 5 years in jail and a $10,000 fine. If it is a mutual consented fight it becomes a 3rd degree misdemeanor, with a punishment of up to 1 year in jail and a $2,500 fine.

**18 §** **2702-Aggravated Assault (HH): **Anyone who intentionally, knowingly or recklessly harms someone with no regard for the value of a human life. This is considered a first degree felony, with a punishment of up to 20 years in jail and a $25,000 fine. Aggravated assault also includes injuring an authority figure such as a police officer, school officials, or employees; including harming them with a deadly weapon or tear gas. This part of the statute is considered a second degree felony with a punishment of up to 10 years in jail and a $25,000 fine.

**18 §** **2703-Assault by Prisoner (HH): **Someone who is in jail or being transported from jail who knowingly or intentionally causes bodily harm to someone. Intentionally or knowingly throwing or spitting physical characteristics such as blood, saliva, urine or feces also applies to this statute. This is considered a second degree felony with a punishment of up to 10 years in jail and a $25,000 fine. = = **18** **§** **2704-Assault by Life Prisoner (HH): **Anyone who is has been sentenced to life in prison or the death penalty and commits the same actions as an assault by a prisoner. This is considered second degree murder, with a punishment of up to life in prison and a $50,000 fine. = = =**18** **§** **2705. Recklessly endangering another person (LD).**= When someone places another person at risk for death or serious bodily injury by engaging in reckless acts, they are committing a misdemeanor of the second degree. The maximum punishment for committing this crime would be a $5,000 fine, and up to 2 years in jail. = = =**18** **§** **2706.Terroristic Threats (DB).**= A terroristic threat is defined as a communication with intent of committing a violent crime, causing the evacuation of a building or housing structure. or otherwise causing a serious public inconvenience. = = =**18** **§** **2707.** **Propulsion of missiles into an occupied vehicle or onto** **a roadway (DB).**= Defined as the intentional throwing or shooting of projectiles into a nonmoving vehicle or a vehicle in motion such as a missile, rock, brick, or rocket. = = =**18 § 2708** **Use of tear or noxious gas in labor disputes (DB).**= Defined as the the use or directing the use of tear gas in a labor dispute without being a law official.
 * Grading.** a terrorist threat constitutes as a misdemeanor of the first degree unless the threat causes the evacuation of a building or housing structure.
 * Punishment.** A fine up to $10,000 and a maximum of 5 years inprisonment.
 * Grading.** throwing it while occupied by one or more people, misdemeanor of the first degree. throwing or launching object onto a roadway, misdemeanor of the second degree.
 * Punishment**. A maximum fine of $10,000 and a maximum of 10 years imprisonment.
 * Grading.** Misdemeanor of the first degree.
 * punishment.** A maximum fine of $10,000 and a maximum 5 year imprisoning.

=**18** **§** **2709. Harassment (LD).**= A person commits harassment when they have intent to harass, annoy or alarm another person. This includes when someone physically harms or threatens another person, an example would be hitting, shoving, or kicking that person. When someone follows another person in a public place. When someone repeatedly commits an act with no legitimate purpose. The following acts are considered summary offenses which would result in a maximum of $300 fine and 90 days in jail. When someone communicates with another by using inappropriate language, drawing or illustrations, or threatening words in an anonymous manor, when they communicate repeatedly, or when they do it at an inconvenient time. Any of the following acts would be considered a misdemeanor of the third degree and the punishment consists of a $2,500 fine and 1 year in jail.

**18 §** **2710.** **Ethnic** **intimidation. (KCH)**
 * Summary:** One is guilty of ethnic intimidation if with malicious intent toward the race, color, religion, or national origin of another person or group of people they commit arson, criminal mischief, other property destruction, and/or institutional vandalism.
 * Grade:** This is a third degree misdemeanor if the crime is a summary offense but, if not then this will be one degree above the crime committed.
 * Range:** Third degree misdemeanor to first degree felony.
 * Definition:** Malicious intent - the intention to commit any act, the commission of which is a necessary element of any offense referred to above in "Summary" motivated by hatred toward the race, color, religion, or national origin of another person or group of people.

**18 §** **2711.** **Probable** **cause** **arrests** **in** **domestic** **violence** **cases. (KCH)**
 * Summary:** A police officer shall have the same right of arrest without a warrant as in a felony whenever he has probable cause to believe the defendant has violated or committed involuntary manslaughter, simple assault, aggravated assault, recklessly endangering another person, terroristic threats, and/or stalking. A police officer must first observe recent physical injury to the victim or other corroborative evidence in order to arrest someone.
 * Grade:** Depends on the crime committed.

**18 § 2712. Assault on sports official. (KCH)** Sports official - A person at a sports event who enforces the rules of the event, such as an umpire or referee, or a person who supervises the participants, such as a coach. The term includes a trainer, team attendant, game manager, athletic director, assistant athletic director, president, dean, headmaster, principal and assistant of a school, college, or university.
 * Summary:** One is guilty of assault on sports official if someone commits simple assault because of or during a sports event and the victim is a sports official.
 * Grade:** First degree misdemeanor.
 * Definition:** Sports event - Any interscholastic athletic activity in a junior high school, high school, college, or university in this Commonwealth or any other organized athletic activity in this Commonwealth, including a professional or semiprofessional event.

=**18** **§** **2713. Neglect of care-dependent person (LD).** = A caretaker is guilty of neglect of a care-dependent person if they intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly cause any injury to the care- dependent person by neglecting to provide care, treatment, or services necessary for the care-dependents safety, heath, or welfare when they should be responsible to provide them of these things. If the caretaker knowingly or intentionally uses a physical or chemical restraint on a care- dependent person, or if the caretaker isolates them more than what the government allows. If the victim suffers bodily injury the caretaker will be charged with a misdemeanor in the first degree, this would result in a fine up to $10,00 and a maximum of 5 years in jail. If the victim suffers from serious bodily injury, the caretaker would be charged with a felony of the first degree, thus resulting in a $25,000 fine and no more than 20 years in jail.

=18 **§** 2714. Unauthorized Administration Of Intoxicant (HM)= When a person commits a felony of the third degree, with the intent to commit an offense thats under section 2121, 3123, 3125, and 3126. The person that substantially impairs the complaintant's power to control their conduct by administering with no knowledge of the complaintant, drugs, or any other intoxicants.

=18 **§** 2715 Threat To Use Weapons Of Mass Destruction (HM)= A person who reports without any factual basis of knowledge or the potential existence of weapons of mass destruction, or threats that are by any means the placement or the location of a weapon of mass destruction. -First degree is a misdemeanor -Is rated a felony if the threat causes a building, place of assembly or facility of public transportation diverted from their customary or normal operations. -If the offense happens during a declared state emergency or causes a disruption to operations of anyone, business entity or governmental agency when the weapon of mass destruction is told me exist or threatened to be placed or set is a felony of the second degree.

=18 **§** 2716 Weapons Of Mass Destruction (HM)= A person who intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly owns or has manufactured a weapon of mass destruction without lawful authority to do so. -If someone were to die from the results of the crime, then it is a felony of the first degree and the defendant will be sentenced to life imprisonment.

=**18** **§** **2717. Terrorism (LD)** = A person is guilty of terrorism when they commit a violent offense intending to intimidate a civilian population, influence the policy of a government by intimidation, or if they intend to affect the conduct of a government. You must be convicted of another violent offense to be convicted of terrorism. Once charged with the crimes you would be charged with the violent offense, but with one degree higher because of the terrorism offense. = = =Local example, Scenarios, Hot Questions=