Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
18 Pa.C.S. § 5108: Compounding
What this law says, in plain English
A person commits a second-degree misdemeanor by accepting money or benefit in exchange for not reporting a crime to law enforcement. A defense exists if the benefit was believed to be restitution for harm caused by the offense.
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