§ 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.
18c3304s