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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses § 3303. Failure to prevent catastrophe

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

A person who knowingly or recklessly fails to take reasonable measures to prevent or mitigate a catastrophe, when he can do so without substantial risk to himself, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if:

(1) he knows that he is under an official, contractual or other legal duty to take such measures; or

(2) he did or assented to the act causing or threatening the catastrophe.

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