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

18 Pa.C.S. § 7324: Unlawful sale of dissertations, theses and term papers

Misdemeanor

What this law says, in plain English

Pennsylvania law prohibits selling or offering to sell dissertations, theses, term papers, and similar academic assignments to students, or providing writing assistance for such assignments, when they are intended for submission under the student's name to fulfill degree requirements.

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