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1997 SESSION

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HB 1736 Beepers; warnings required for possession on school property.

Introduced by: Robert D. Orrock, Sr. | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY:

Sale, etc., of electronic beepers; warnings required; penalty. Requires any sale or delivery of (i) a beeper or similar portable electronic communication device or (ii) a service contract to operate a beeper to include a written warning stating that it is unlawful to possess a beeper on school grounds. Failure to provide such a warning statement is a Class 3 misdemeanor, but the absence of the warning statement does not constitute a defense in any criminal prosecution for possession of a beeper on school grounds.

FULL TEXT

• 01/08/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 978037388  pdf

HISTORY

• 01/08/97  House: Presented & ordered printed 978037388
• 01/08/97  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/13/97  House: Assigned to C. J. sub-committee: 1
• 02/04/97  House: No action taken by Courts of Justice by voice vote