Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
18 Pa.C.S. § 5104: Resisting arrest or other law enforcement
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a second-degree misdemeanor by intentionally resisting a lawful arrest or law enforcement duty by creating substantial risk of bodily injury or requiring substantial force to overcome the resistance.
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