Pennsylvania law 18 Pa.C.S. 6502 makes it a summary offense to discard or abandon refrigerators or iceboxes with attached lids or doors in places accessible to children. Owners or managers who knowingly permit such items to remain can be prosecuted. The law clarifies that violations do not automatically lead to charges like manslaughter or assault related to entrapment hazards.
It prohibits discarding or abandoning refrigerators or iceboxes with attached lids or doors in accessible places to children, and owners or managers permitting such items to remain can be prosecuted.
No, it is classified as a summary offense, which is a less serious crime, but it is still subject to legal penalties.
The law aims to prevent hazards like entrapment by banning the abandonment of such appliances, but violations do not automatically result in charges like manslaughter.
Owners, lessees, or managers of places accessible to children who knowingly permit abandoned refrigerators or iceboxes to remain can be prosecuted.