24 Pa.C.S. § 9376 Damage to Library Materials

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-66
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 24 Pa.C.S. § 9376

(a) Offenses defined.--A person who willfully cuts, mutilates, marks or otherwise injures a book, pamphlet, magazine, newspaper, manuscript, map or other property of, or on deposit with, any of the institutions under subsection (c) shall upon conviction, be subject to the same penalties as provided for in 18 Pa.C.S. § 6708 (relating to retention of library property after notice to return).

(b) Disposition of fines.--Fines collected under a conviction under this section shall be distributed for the use of the library against which the offense was committed.

(c) Applicability.--This section applies to materials from any of the following institutions: