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18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3303

 Failure to prevent catastrophe.

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§ 3303.  Failure to prevent catastrophe.

A person who knowingly or recklessly fails to take reasonable measures to prevent or mitigate a catastrophe, when he can do so without substantial risk to himself, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if:

(1)  he knows that he is under an official, contractual or other legal duty to take such measures; or

(2)  he did or assented to the act causing or threatening the catastrophe.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases, 1987–2015 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Karetny
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Commonwealth v. Karetny (2005) pa · cites it 2× “§ 3302(b); one count of failure to prevent a catastrophe, 18 Pa.C.S. § 3303; and criminal conspiracy, 18 Pa.”
Commonwealth v. McCall (2001) pa · cites it 2× “[4] 18 Pa.C.S. § 3303(2). [5] 18 Pa.C.S. § 4952(a)(1).”
Commonwealth v. Berrigan (1987) pa · cites it 2× “[3] 18 Pa.Cons.Stat.Ann. § 3303 (Purdon 1983).”
Commonwealth v. Smalis (1991) pa · cites it 2× “[4] 18 Pa.C.S. § 3303. [5] 18 Pa.C.S. § 4114.”
Com. v. Talley, Q. (2015) pasuperct “18 Pa.C.S. § 3303. As our Supreme Court has observed, the offense of failing to prevent a catastrophe is markedly different from the crime of risking a catastrophe.”
Commonwealth v. Guida (1990) pactcomplschuyl “They all walked down the hall together and, according to Sivak, the smoke and flames were so obvious that no one could have missed them. As a result of the fire, defendant has been charged with failure to control and report dangerous fires, 18 Pa.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3303(2) — 2 cases
Commonwealth v. McCall (2001) pa “[4] 18 Pa.C.S. § 3303(2). [5] 18 Pa.C.S. § 4952(a)(1).”
Commonwealth v. Guida (1990) pactcomplschuyl “They all walked down the hall together and, according to Sivak, the smoke and flames were so obvious that no one could have missed them. As a result of the fire, defendant has been charged with failure to control and report dangerous fires, 18 Pa.”
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