Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)

18 Pa.C.S. § 5101: Obstructing administration of law or other governmental function

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

A person commits a second-degree misdemeanor by intentionally obstructing or impairing government administration through force, violence, physical interference, or unlawful acts, with certain exceptions for flight from arrest and non-compliance with law.

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