Pennsylvania § 9376 Damage to library materials

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 9376 — Damage to library materials

Pennsylvania § 9376

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 24EDUCATION

PartPART VI

Ch. 93PUBLIC LIBRARY CODE

Subch.MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

24 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9376 (2026).

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(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:

(1)The State Library.

(2)A local library established or maintained under this chapter.

(3)The library of a university, college or educat

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(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:

(1) The State Library.

(2) A local library established or maintained under this chapter.

(3) The library of a university, college or educational institution chartered by the Commonwealth.

(4) The library of a public school.

(5) A library established and maintained under a law of this Commonwealth.

(6) A branch reading room, deposit station or agency operated in connection with a library described in this section.