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(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a summary offense if he discards or abandons in any place accessible to the public any television picture tube or television set containing any picture tube which has not been neutralized to eliminate the danger of implosion, or if the owner, lessee, manager or person in possession of any place accessible to the public knowingly permits an abandoned or discarded television picture tube or a set containing such a tube to remain in such place without the tube having been neutralized to eliminate the danger of implosion.
(b) Other responsibility.--A violation of this section shall not in itself render a person guilty of manslaughter, assault or other crime against a person who may suffer death or injury from implosion of a television picture tube.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses § 6505. Discarding television sets and tubes - last updated January 01, 2022 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-18-pacsa-crimes-and-offenses/pa-csa-sect-18-6505/
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