Sports+and+Amusements+-+PA+Law

=PA Law | Sports and Amusements=


 * HINT: Use all your resources that are available to you to complete this project. You must consult the PA Consolidated Statutes (PA Sentencing Guidelines, PA Crimes and Offenses, and/or other Titles). You may also use additional resources including, Street Law Textbook (physical book), Criminal Law Textbook (ebook). ||

18 § 7101 | Fraudulent entry of horses in ra

 * Summary: A person is criminally liable if their act is to enter or compete any horse in a competition under an assumed name or out of its proper class. The attendant elements that must also be present is that the competition must have a prize awarded for any contest in running, trotting, or pacing races. Additionally, the contest may be given by any agricultural society, association, or person. // Summary should include a discussion of the elements and any critical definitions needed to be clarified, and finally readers should be able to understand the critical elements/points of the law to distinguish between other criminal laws. //
 * Grading: Summary Offense
 * Punishment: May not exceed 90 days imprisonment and $300 fine. //Discuss Sentencing Guidelines in addition to General Classification Range//
 * CLI

18 § 7102 | Administering drugs to race horses

 * Summary: A person is criminally libale if their act is to administer drugs/stimulants. The person's mens rea must be to intentionally affect the speed of the horses. The attendant elements that must also be present is that the intention must be for a race where their is a monetary award.
 * Grading: Misdemeanor of the 1st Degree
 * Punishment: May not exceed 5 years imprisonment and $10,000 fine.
 * CLI

18 § 2712 | Assault on sports official

 * Summary: A person is criminally liable if their act is to commit simple assault (§ 2701). The person's mens rea must be to intentionally, knowingly, or recklessly cause bodily injury or negligently cause bodily injury with a deadly weapon. The attendant element that must be present is that the victim must be a sports official during a sports event or assault as a result of their official acts.
 * Grading: Misdemeanor of the 1st Degree
 * Punishment: May not exceed 5 years imprisonment and $10,000 fine.
 * CLI