Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
842 sections, each with the official text and a plain-English explanation of what it means for you.
- § 3124.3 — Sexual assault by sports official, volunteer or employee of nonprofit association
- § 3125 — Aggravated indecent assault
- § 3126 — Indecent assault
- § 3127 — Indecent exposure
- § 3128 — Spousal sexual assault (Repealed)
- § 3129 — Sexual intercourse with animal
- § 313 — Entrapment
- § 3130 — Conduct relating to sex offenders
- § 3131 — Unlawful dissemination of intimate image
- § 3132 — Female mutilation
- § 3133 — Sexual extortion
- § 314 — Guilty but mentally ill
- § 3141 — General rule
- § 3142 — Process and seizure (Repealed)
- § 3143 — Custody of property (Repealed)
- § 3144 — Disposal of property (Repealed)
- § 315 — Insanity
- § 3201 — Short title of chapter
- § 3202 — Legislative intent
- § 3203 — Definitions
- § 3204 — Medical consultation and judgment
- § 3205 — Informed consent
- § 3206 — Parental consent
- § 3207 — Abortion facilities
- § 3208 — (a) requiring the department to publish certain
- § 3208.1 — Commonwealth interference prohibited
- § 3209 — Spousal notice
- § 3210 — Determination of gestational age
- § 3211 — Abortion on unborn child of 24 or more weeks gestational age
- § 3212 — Infanticide
- § 3213 — Prohibited acts
- § 3214 — Reporting
- § 3215 — Publicly owned facilities; public officials and public funds
- § 3216 — Fetal experimentation
- § 3217 — Civil penalties
- § 3218 — Criminal penalties
- § 3219 — State Board of Medicine; State Board of Osteopathic Medicine
- § 3220 — Construction
- § 3301 — Arson and related offenses
- § 3302 — Causing or risking catastrophe
- § 3303 — Failure to prevent catastrophe
- § 3304 — Criminal mischief
- § 3305 — Injuring or tampering with fire apparatus, hydrants, etc
- § 3306 — Unauthorized use or opening of fire hydrants
- § 3307 — Institutional vandalism
- § 3308 — Additional fine for arson committed for profit
- § 3309 — Agricultural vandalism
- § 3310 — Agricultural crop destruction
- § 3311 — Ecoterrorism
- § 3312 — Destruction of a survey monument
- § 3313 — Illegal dumping of methamphetamine waste
- § 3501 — Definitions
- § 3502 — Burglary
- § 3503 — Criminal trespass
- § 3504 — Railroad protection, railroad vandalism and interference with transportation facilities
- § 3505 — Unlawful use of unmanned aircraft
- § 3701 — Robbery
- § 3702 — (relating to definitions)
- § 3731 — , on three or more
- § 3733 — (relating to deposits into account) or any other
- § 3802 — shall be assessed $200
- § 3804 — (f
- § 3901 — Definitions
- § 3902 — Consolidation of theft offenses
- § 3903 — Grading of theft offenses
- § 3904 — Arrest without warrant
- § 3921 — Theft by unlawful taking or disposition
- § 3922 — Theft by deception
- § 3922.1 — Financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent person
- § 3923 — Theft by extortion
- § 3924 — Theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake
- § 3925 — Receiving stolen property
- § 3926 — Theft of services
- § 3927 — Theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received
- § 3928 — Unauthorized use of automobiles and other vehicles
- § 3929 — Retail theft
- § 3929.1 — Library theft
- § 3929.2 — Unlawful possession of retail or library theft instruments
- § 3929.3 — Organized retail theft
- § 3930 — Theft of trade secrets
- § 3931 — Theft of unpublished dramas and musical compositions
- § 3932 — Theft of leased property
- § 3933 — Unlawful use of computer (Repealed)
- § 3934 — Theft from a motor vehicle
- § 3935 — Theft of secondary metal (Unconstitutional)
- § 3935.1 — Theft of secondary metal
- § 3936 — Theft of mail
- § 4 — Applicability of Statutory Construction Act
- § 4101 — Forgery
- § 4101.1 — Digital forgery
- § 4102 — Simulating objects of antiquity, rarity, etc
- § 4103 — Fraudulent destruction, removal or concealment of recordable instruments
- § 4104 — Tampering with records or identification
- § 4105 — Bad checks
- § 4106 — Access device fraud
- § 4106.1 — Unlawful device-making equipment
- § 4107 — Deceptive or fraudulent business practices
- § 4107.1 — Deception relating to kosher food products
- § 4107.2 — Deception relating to certification of minority business enterprise or women's business
- § 4108 — Commercial bribery and breach of duty to act disinterestedly
- § 4109 — Rigging publicly exhibited contest
- § 4110 — Defrauding secured creditors
- § 4111 — Fraud in insolvency
- § 4112 — Receiving deposits in a failing financial institution
- § 4113 — Misapplication of entrusted property and property of government or financial institutions
- § 4114 — Securing execution of documents by deception
- § 4115 — Falsely impersonating persons privately employed
- § 4116 — Copying; recording devices
- § 4116.1 — Unlawful operation of recording device in motion picture theater
- § 4117 — Insurance fraud
- § 4118 — Washing vehicle titles
- § 4119 — Trademark counterfeiting
- § 4120 — Identity theft
- § 4121 — Possession and use of unlawful devices
- § 4301 — Bigamy
- § 4302 — Incest
- § 4303 — Concealing death of child
- § 4304 — Endangering welfare of children
- § 4305 — Dealing in infant children
- § 4306 — Newborn protection
- § 4321 — - 4324) was added December 6, 1972 (P
- § 4501 — Definitions
- § 4701 — Bribery in official and political matters
- § 4702 — Threats and other improper influence in official and political matters
- § 4703 — Retaliation for past official action
- § 4901 — Definition
- § 4902 — Perjury
- § 4903 — False swearing
- § 4904 — Unsworn falsification to authorities
- § 4905 — False alarms to agencies of public safety
- § 4906 — False reports to law enforcement authorities
- § 4906.1 — False reports of child abuse
- § 4907 — Tampering with witnesses and informants (Repealed)
- § 4908 — Retaliation against witness or informant (Repealed)
- § 4909 — Witness or informant taking bribe
- § 4910 — Tampering with or fabricating physical evidence
- § 4911 — Tampering with public records or information
- § 4912 — Impersonating a public servant
- § 4913 — Impersonating a notary public or a holder of a professional or occupational license
- § 4914 — False identification to law enforcement authorities
- § 4915 — Failure to comply with registration of sexual offenders requirements (Expired)
- § 4915.1 — Failure to comply with registration requirements
- § 4915.2 — Failure to comply with 42 Pa
- § 4951 — Definitions
- § 4952 — Intimidation of witnesses or victims
- § 4953 — Retaliation against witness, victim or party
- § 4953.1 — Retaliation against prosecutor or judicial official
- § 4954 — Protective orders
- § 4954.1 — Notice on protective order
- § 4955 — Violation of orders
- § 4956 — Pretrial release
- § 4957 — Protection of employment of crime victims, family members of victims and witnesses
- § 4958 — Intimidation, retaliation or obstruction in child abuse cases
- § 5 — Projected increases in State prison population
- § 501 — Definitions
- § 502 — Justification a defense
- § 503 — Justification generally
- § 504 — Execution of public duty
- § 505 — Use of force in self-protection
- § 506 — Use of force for the protection of other persons
- § 507 — Use of force for the protection of property
- § 508 — Use of force in law enforcement
- § 509 — Use of force by persons with special responsibility for care, discipline or safety
- § 510 — Justification in property crimes
- § 5101 — Obstructing administration of law or other governmental function
- § 5102 — Obstructing or impeding the administration of justice by picketing, etc
- § 5103 — Unlawfully listening into deliberations of jury
- § 5103.1 — Unlawful use of an audio or video device in court
- § 5104 — Resisting arrest or other law enforcement
- § 5104.1 — Disarming law enforcement officer
- § 5104.2 — Evading arrest or detention on foot
- § 5104.3 — Harming a police animal while evading arrest or detention
- § 5105 — Hindering apprehension or prosecution
- § 5106 — Failure to report injuries by firearm or criminal act
- § 5107 — Aiding consummation of crime
- § 5108 — Compounding
- § 5109 — Barratry
- § 5110 — Contempt of General Assembly
- § 5111 — Dealing in proceeds of unlawful activities
- § 5112 — Obstructing emergency services
- § 5121 — Escape
- § 5122 — Weapons or implements for escape
- § 5123 — Contraband
- § 5124 — Default in required appearance
- § 5125 — Absconding witness
- § 5126 — Flight to avoid apprehension, trial or punishment
- § 5131 — Recruiting criminal gang members
- § 5301 — Official oppression
- § 5302 — Speculating or wagering on official action or information
- § 5303 — Liability for reimbursement of costs for outside counsel
- § 5422 — (relating to definitions) as determined and documented in the
- § 5461 — (relating
- § 5501 — Riot
- § 5502 — Failure of disorderly persons to disperse upon official order
- § 5503 — Disorderly conduct
- § 5504 — Harassment and stalking by communication or address (Repealed)
- § 5505 — Public drunkenness and similar misconduct
- § 5506 — Loitering and prowling at night time
- § 5507 — Obstructing highways and other public passages
- § 5508 — Disrupting meetings and processions