Title 18, CRIMES AND OFFENSES

(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a summary offense if he engages in the business of buying, selling, exchanging, trading, or otherwise dealing in new or used motor vehicles or trailers, on Sunday. (b) Repeated offense penalty.--A person who commits a second or any subs…

A person is guilty of a summary offense if he, being the titled owner of a mobile home or house trailer which is subject to a tax, and having received an official tax notice levying such tax thereon, thereafter for the purpose of evading the payment of such tax, removes such mobi…

A person is guilty of a summary offense if he, being an operator of a mobile home or house trailer court, shall fail to submit to the tax assessor of the political subdivision, in which such court is located, after written notice to do so, such report or reports as are required b…

(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree if he, being an architect or engineer, in the employ of the Commonwealth, or any political subdivision thereof, and engaged in the preparation of plans, specifications, or estimates, bids on any public …

(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the third degree if he, having authority to do so, appoints as a special deputy, or policeman, to preserve the public peace and prevent or quell public disturbances, any person who is not a citizen of this Commonwealth.…

Each Commonwealth agency shall promulgate rules and regulations governing all vehicular traffic at those Commonwealth facilities situated upon property of the Commonwealth which are within the exclusive jurisdiction of such agency including but not limited to regulations governin…

(a) Promulgation of rules and regulations.--The Department of Environmental Resources, Pennsylvania Game Commission and Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission may promulgate rules and regulations governing conduct, other than conduct regulated in section 7505 (relating to …

A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if he uses a psychological-stress evaluator, an audio-stress monitor or a similar device which measures voice waves or tonal inflections to judge the truth or falsity of oral statements without the consent of the person whose st…

(a) Offense defined.--Except as set forth in subsection (d), a person commits the offense of invasion of privacy if he, for the purpose of arousing or gratifying the sexual desire of any person, knowingly does any of the following: (1) Views, photographs, videotapes, electronical…

(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of this or any other act to the contrary, the following provisions shall apply: (1) A person who is convicted of violating section 13(a)(14), (30) or (37) of the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.233, No.64), known as The Controlle…

(a) Establishment.--The Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund is hereby established as an account in the State Treasury. This fund shall be administered by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency and shall be comprised of costs imposed and collected in …

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of operating a methamphetamine laboratory if the person knowingly causes a chemical reaction involving ephedrine, pseudoephedrine or phenylpropanolamine, or any other precursor or reagent substance under section 13.1 of the act o…

(a) Unlawful sale or attempt.--A person commits a misdemeanor of the third degree if he offers for sale, sells, causes to be sold or gives drug-free urine for the purpose of or with the intent or knowledge that the urine will be used for evading or causing deceitful results in a …

2015 Repeal. Section 7510 was repealed July 10, 2015 (P.L.162, No.34), effective in 60 days.

(a) Automatic dialing devices.--A person may not attach or use an automatic dialing device without doing all of the following: (1) Providing the disclosure under subsection (b). (2) Obtaining prior written approval from a public safety agency to use the automatic dialing device t…

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits a felony of the third degree if that person uses a communication facility to commit, cause or facilitate the commission or the attempt thereof of any crime which constitutes a felony under this title or under the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L.2…

2003 Repeal. Section 7513 was repealed September 30, 2003 (P.L.120, No.24), effective February 1, 2004. Section 21(1) of Act 24 provided that the repeal of section 7513 shall not affect offenses committed prior to February 1, 2004.

2003 Repeal. Section 7514 was repealed September 30, 2003, (P.L.120, No.24), effective February 1, 2004. Section 21(2) of Act 24 provided that the repeal of section 7514 shall not affect offenses committed prior to February 1, 2004, or civil and administrative penalties imposed a…

(a) Offense defined.-- (1) No person may compensate or incur an obligation to compensate any person to engage in lobbying for compensation contingent in whole or in part upon the passage, defeat, approval or veto of legislation. (2) No person may engage or agree to engage in lobb…

(a) Racing.--A person who holds, conducts or operates a greyhound race for public exhibition in this Commonwealth for monetary remuneration commits a misdemeanor of the first degree. (b) Simulcasting.-- (1) A person shall not transmit or receive interstate or intrastate simulcast…

(a) Legislative intent.--The General Assembly finds and declares that: (1) Families have a substantial interest in organizing and attending commemorative services for deceased relatives. (2) The interests of families in privately and peacefully mourning the loss of deceased relat…

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Access." To intercept, instruct, communicate with, store data in, retrieve data from or otherwise make use of any resou…

An offense under this chapter may be deemed to have been committed either at the place where conduct constituting an element of the offense occurred or at the place where the result which is an element of the offense occurred within this Commonwealth in accordance with section 10…

Upon conviction of an offense under section 7611 (relating to unlawful use of computer and other computer crimes), 7612 (relating to disruption of service) or 7616 (relating to distribution of computer virus), the sentence shall include an order for restitution to the victim for:…

The Attorney General shall have concurrent prosecutorial jurisdiction with the county district attorney for violations of this chapter. No person charged with a violation of this section by the Attorney General shall have standing to challenge the authority of the Attorney Genera…

It is a defense to an action brought pursuant to Subchapter B (relating to hacking and similar offenses) that the actor: (1) was entitled by law or contract to engage in the conduct constituting the offense; or (2) reasonably believed that he had the authorization or permission o…

Nothing in Subchapter B (relating to hacking and similar offenses) shall be construed to interfere with or prohibit terms or conditions in a contract or license related to a computer, computer network, computer software, computer system, database or telecommunication device or so…

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of unlawful use of a computer if he: (1) accesses or exceeds authorization to access, alters, damages or destroys any computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, computer database, World Wide…

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if he intentionally or knowingly engages in a scheme or artifice, including, but not limited to, a denial of service attack upon any computer, computer system, computer network, computer software, computer program, computer server…

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if he unlawfully accesses or exceeds his authorization to access any data from a computer, computer system or computer network or takes or copies any supporting documentation whether existing or residing internal or external to a …

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of unlawful duplication if he makes or causes to be made an unauthorized copy, in any form, including, but not limited to, any printed or electronic form of computer data, computer programs or computer software residing in, commu…

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of computer trespass if he knowingly and without authority or in excess of given authority uses a computer or computer network with the intent to: (1) temporarily or permanently remove computer data, computer programs or computer…

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if the person intentionally or knowingly sells, gives or otherwise distributes or possesses with the intent to sell, give or distribute computer software or a computer program that is designed or has the capability to: (1) prevent…

The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Child pornography." The term shall have the same meaning as child sexual abuse material. "Child sexual abuse materia…

An Internet service provider shall remove or disable access to child sexual abuse material items residing on or accessible through its service in a manner accessible to persons located within this Commonwealth within five business days of when the Internet service provider is not…

Nothing in this subchapter may be construed as imposing a duty on an Internet service provider to actively monitor its service or affirmatively seek evidence of illegal activity on its service.

Notwithstanding any other provision of law to the contrary, any Internet service provider who violates section 7622 (relating to duty of Internet service provider) commits: (1) A misdemeanor of the third degree for a first offense punishable by a fine of $5,000. (2) A misdemeanor…

The Attorney General shall have concurrent prosecutorial jurisdiction with the county district attorney for violations of this subchapter. No person charged with a violation of this subchapter by the Attorney General shall have standing to challenge the authority of the Attorney …

An application for an order of authorization to remove or disable items residing on or accessible through an Internet service provider's service shall be made to the court of common pleas having jurisdiction in writing upon the personal oath or affirmation of the Attorney General…

Upon consideration of an application, the court may enter an order, including an ex parte order as requested, advising the Attorney General or a district attorney that the items constitute probable cause evidence of a violation of section 6312 (relating to sexual abuse of childre…

(a) Duty of Attorney General.--The Attorney General shall have exclusive jurisdiction to notify Internet service providers under this subchapter. The Attorney General shall initiate notification under this subchapter if requested in writing by a district attorney who has provided…

An Internet service provider may designate an agent to receive notification provided under section 7628 (relating to notification procedure). Cross References. Section 7629 is referred to in section 7628 of this title.

The Attorney General shall make an annual report to the chairman and minority chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the Senate and to the chairman and minority chairman of the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives providing information on the number of notification…

(a) Offense defined.--A person who engages in computer-assisted remote harvesting of an animal or provides or operates a facility for another person to engage in computer-assisted remote harvesting of an animal commits a misdemeanor of the third degree. (b) Definitions.--As used …

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of unlawful transmission of electronic mail if he: (1) Uses a computer or computer network without authority and with the intent to falsify or forge electronic mail transmission information or other routine information in any man…

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Chop shop." A building, lot or other premises where one or more persons engage in altering, destroying, disassembling, …