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.
- § 5509 — Desecration, theft or sale of venerated objects
- § 5510 — Abuse of corpse
- § 5511 — (relating to petition
- § 5511.1 — Live animals as prizes prohibited (Repealed)
- § 5511.2 — Police animals (Repealed)
- § 5511.3 — Assault with a biological agent on animal, fowl or honey bees (Repealed)
- § 5512 — Lotteries, etc
- § 5513 — Gambling devices, gambling, etc
- § 5514 — Pool selling and bookmaking
- § 5515 — Prohibiting of paramilitary training
- § 5516 — Facsimile weapons of mass destruction
- § 5517 — Unauthorized school bus entry
- § 553 — ); or
- § 5531 — Definitions
- § 5532 — Neglect of animal
- § 5533 — Cruelty to animal
- § 5534 — Aggravated cruelty to animal
- § 5535 — Attack of service, guide or support dog
- § 5536 — Tethering of unattended dog
- § 5537 — Selling or using disabled horse
- § 5538 — Transporting animals in cruel manner
- § 5539 — Transporting equine animals in cruel manner
- § 5540 — Hours of labor of animals
- § 5541 — Cruelty to cow to enhance appearance of udder
- § 5542 — Animal mutilation and related offenses
- § 5543 — Animal fighting
- § 5544 — Possession of animal fighting paraphernalia
- § 5545 — Killing homing pigeons
- § 5546 — Skinning of and selling or buying pelts of dogs and cats
- § 5547 — Live animals as prizes prohibited
- § 5548 — Police animals
- § 5549 — Assault with a biological agent on animal, fowl or honey bees
- § 5550 — Fine and term of imprisonment for summary offense
- § 5551 — Power to initiate criminal proceedings
- § 5552 — Seizure of animals kept or used for animal fighting
- § 5553 — Search warrants
- § 5554 — Forfeiture
- § 5555 — Prohibition of ownership
- § 5556 — Civil immunity for licensed doctors of veterinary medicine, technicians and assistants
- § 5557 — Civil immunity for humane society police officers
- § 5558 — Representation of humane society by attorney
- § 5559 — Construction of subchapter
- § 5560 — Exemption of normal agricultural operations
- § 5561 — Nonapplicability of subchapter
- § 5701 — Short title of chapter
- § 5702 — Definitions
- § 5703 — Interception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral communications
- § 5704 — Exceptions to prohibition of interception and disclosure of communications
- § 5705 — Possession, sale, distribution, manufacture or advertisement of electronic, mechanical
- § 5706 — Exceptions to prohibitions in possession, sale, distribution, manufacture or advertisement
- § 5707 — Seizure and forfeiture of electronic, mechanical or other devices
- § 5708 — Order authorizing interception of wire, electronic or oral communications
- § 5709 — Application for order
- § 5710 — Grounds for entry of order
- § 5711 — Privileged communications
- § 5712 — Issuance of order and effect
- § 5712.1 — Target-specific orders
- § 5713 — Emergency situations
- § 5713.1 — Emergency hostage and barricade situations
- § 5714 — Recording of intercepted communications
- § 5715 — Sealing of applications, orders and supporting papers
- § 5716 — Service of inventory and inspection of intercepted communications
- § 5717 — Investigative disclosure or use of contents of wire, electronic or oral communications
- § 5718 — Interception of communications relating to other offenses
- § 5719 — Unlawful use or disclosure of existence of order concerning intercepted communication
- § 5720 — Service of copy of order and application before disclosure of intercepted communication
- § 5721 — Suppression of contents of intercepted communication or derivative evidence (Repealed)
- § 5721.1 — Evidentiary disclosure of contents of intercepted communication or derivative evidence
- § 5722 — Report by issuing or denying judge
- § 5723 — Annual reports and records of Attorney General and district attorneys
- § 5724 — Training
- § 5725 — Civil action for unlawful interception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral
- § 5726 — Action for removal from office or employment
- § 5727 — Expiration (Repealed)
- § 5728 — Injunction against illegal interception
- § 5729 — Public access (Repealed)
- § 5741 — Unlawful access to stored communications
- § 5742 — Disclosure of contents and records
- § 5743 — Requirements for governmental access
- § 5743.1 — Administrative subpoena
- § 5744 — Backup preservation
- § 5745 — Delayed notice
- § 5746 — Cost reimbursement
- § 5747 — Civil action
- § 5748 — Exclusivity of remedies
- § 5749 — Retention of certain records
- § 5750 — Department of Corrections retention policy
- § 5761 — Mobile tracking devices
- § 5771 — General prohibition on use of certain devices and exception
- § 5772 — Application for an order for use of certain devices
- § 5773 — Issuance of an order for use of certain devices
- § 5774 — Assistance in installation and use of certain devices
- § 5775 — Reports concerning certain devices
- § 5781 — Expiration of chapter
- § 5782 — Regulations
- § 5801 — et seq
- § 5803 — (relating to asset forfeiture), 5805 (relating to forfeiture
- § 5901 — Open lewdness
- § 5902 — Prostitution
- § 5903 — Obscene and other sexual materials and performances
- § 5904 — Public exhibition of insane or deformed person
- § 5947 — (relating to immunity of witnesses)
- § 5992 — (relating to definitions), regardless of the age
- § 6 — Continuation of prior law
- § 605 — (b)); or
- § 6101 — (relating to definitions)
- § 6102 — (relating
- § 6103 — Crimes committed with firearms
- § 6104 — Evidence of intent
- § 6105 — Persons not to possess, use, manufacture, control, sell or transfer firearms
- § 6105.1 — Restoration of firearm rights for offenses under prior laws of this Commonwealth
- § 6105.2 — Relinquishment of firearms and firearm licenses by convicted persons
- § 6106 — Firearms not to be carried without a license
- § 6106.1 — Carrying loaded weapons other than firearms
- § 6107 — Prohibited conduct during emergency
- § 6108 — , which order provided for the relinquishment of the firearm, other weapon or
- § 6108.1 — (b)
- § 6108.2 — (4) It shall be an affirmative defense to any prosecution under paragraph (3) that the
- § 6108.3 — (relating to relinquishment to third party for safekeeping) or back
- § 6109 — Licenses
- § 6110 — Persons to whom delivery shall not be made (Repealed)
- § 6110.1 — Possession of firearm by minor
- § 6110.2 — Possession of firearm with altered manufacturer's number
- § 6111 — Sale or transfer of firearms
- § 6111.1 — Pennsylvania State Police
- § 6111.2 — Firearm sales surcharge
- § 6111.3 — Firearm Records Check Fund
- § 6111.4 — Registration of firearms
- § 6111.5 — Rules and regulations
- § 6112 — Retail dealer required to be licensed
- § 6113 — Licensing of dealers
- § 6114 — Judicial review
- § 6115 — Loans on, or lending or giving firearms prohibited
- § 6116 — False evidence of identity
- § 6117 — Altering or obliterating marks of identification
- § 6118 — Antique firearms
- § 6119 — Violation penalty
- § 6120 — Limitation on the regulation of firearms and ammunition
- § 6121 — Certain bullets prohibited
- § 6122 — Proof of license and exception
- § 6123 — Waiver of disability or pardons
- § 6124 — Administrative regulations
- § 6125 — Distribution of uniform firearm laws and firearm safety brochures
- § 6126 — Firearms Background Check Advisory Committee (Expired)
- § 6127 — Firearm tracing
- § 6128 — Abandonment of firearms, weapons or ammunition
- § 6141 — Purchase of firearms in contiguous states (Repealed)
- § 6141.1 — Purchase of rifles and shotguns outside this Commonwealth
- § 6142 — Locking device for firearms
- § 6161 — Carrying explosives on conveyances
- § 6162 — Shipping explosives
- § 6181 — Scope of subchapter
- § 6182 — Legislative findings and declarations
- § 6183 — Definitions
- § 6184 — Straw Purchase Prevention Education Program
- § 6185 — Powers and duties of Attorney General
- § 6186 — Straw Purchase Prevention Education Fund
- § 6187 — Transfer for initial funding
- § 62 — A03 (relating to
- § 6301 — Corruption of minors
- § 6302 — Sale or lease of weapons and explosives
- § 6303 — (a) (relating to definitions), for the purpose of
- § 6304 — Sale and use of air rifles
- § 6305 — Sale of tobacco products
- § 6306 — Furnishing cigarettes or cigarette papers (Repealed)
- § 6306.1 — Use of tobacco products in schools prohibited
- § 6307 — Misrepresentation of age to secure liquor or malt or brewed beverages
- § 6308 — (relating to law enforcement records) concerning a child shall not be disclosed to
- § 6308.1 — Safe harbor for violation of section 6308(a)
- § 6309 — Representing that minor is of age
- § 631 — et seq
- § 6310 — Inducement of minors to buy liquor or malt or brewed beverages
- § 6310.1 — Selling or furnishing liquor or malt or brewed beverages to minors
- § 6310.2 — Manufacture or sale of false identification card
- § 6310.3 — Carrying a false identification card
- § 6310.4 — , referred to in subsec
- § 6310.5 — Predisposition evaluation
- § 6310.6 — Definitions
- § 6310.7 — Selling or furnishing nonalcoholic beverages to persons under 21 years of age
- § 6311 — Tattooing and body piercing
- § 6312 — Sexual abuse of children
- § 6313 — Special information
- § 6314 — Sentencing and penalties for trafficking drugs to minors
- § 6315 — Selling or furnishing butane to minors
- § 6316 — Selling or furnishing certain stimulants to minors
- § 6317 — Drug-free school zones
- § 6318 — Unlawful contact with minor
- § 6319 — Solicitation of minors to traffic drugs
- § 6320 — Sexual exploitation of children
- § 6321 — Transmission of sexually explicit images by minor
- § 6322 — Access of minors to dextromethorphan
- § 6328 — (relating to dependency in lieu
- § 6341 — or
- § 6365 — (relating to services
- § 6404.2 — (g) (relating to duration of outpatient commitment and review) or 9799
- § 6501 — Scattering rubbish
- § 6502 — "Police department
- § 6503 — Posting advertisements on property of another
- § 6504 — Public nuisances
- § 6504.3 — (c)