18 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 27 - Assault

• Chapter Notes
• Section 2701 - Simple Assault
  (a) Offense defined.--Except as provided under section 2702 (relating to aggravated assault), a person is guilty of assault if he: (1) attempts to cause...
• Section 2702 - Aggravated Assault
  (a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of aggravated assault if he: (1) attempts to cause serious bodily injury to another, or causes such injury...
• Section 2702.1 - Assault Of Law Enforcement Officer
  (a) Assault of a law enforcement officer in the first degree.--A person commits a felony of the first degree who attempts to cause or...
• Section 2703 - Assault By Prisoner
  (a) Offense defined.--A person who is confined in or committed to any local or county detention facility, jail or prison or any State penal...
• Section 2703.1 - Aggravated Harassment By Prisoner
  A person who is confined in or committed to any local or county detention facility, jail or prison or any State penal or correctional...
• Section 2704 - Assault By Life Prisoner
  Every person who has been sentenced to death or life imprisonment in any penal institution located in this Commonwealth, and whose sentence has not...
• Section 2705 - Recklessly Endangering Another Person
  A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if he recklessly engages in conduct which places or may place another person in danger...
• Section 2706 - Terroristic Threats
  (a) Offense defined.--A person commits the crime of terroristic threats if the person communicates, either directly or indirectly, a threat to: (1) commit any...
• Section 2707 - Propulsion Of Missiles Into An Occupied Vehicle Or Onto A Roadway
  (a) Occupied vehicles.--Whoever intentionally throws, shoots or propels a rock, stone, brick, or piece of iron, steel or other like metal, or any deadly...
• Section 2707.1 - Discharge Of A Firearm Into An Occupied Structure
  (a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if he knowingly, intentionally or recklessly discharges a firearm from any location into an occupied structure. (b)...
• Section 2707.2 - Paintball Guns And Paintball Markers
  (a) Unlawful carrying in vehicle.-- (1) (Deleted by amendment). (1.1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2), an individual may not carry a paintball...
• Section 2708 - Use Of Tear Or Noxious Gas In Labor Disputes
  (a) Offense defined.--A person other than a duly constituted officer of the law is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if he...
• Section 2709 - Harassment
  (a) Offense defined.--A person commits the crime of harassment when, with intent to harass, annoy or alarm another, the person: (1) strikes, shoves, kicks...
• Section 2709.1 - Stalking
  (a) Offense defined.--A person commits the crime of stalking when the person either: (1) engages in a course of conduct or repeatedly commits acts...
• Section 2710 - Ethnic Intimidation
  (a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of ethnic intimidation if, with malicious intention toward the race, color, religion or national origin of another...
• Section 2711 - Probable Cause Arrests In Domestic Violence Cases
  (a) General rule.--A police officer shall have the same right of arrest without a warrant as in a felony whenever he has probable cause...
• Section 2712 - Assault On Sports Official
  (a) Offense defined.--A person who violates section 2701 (relating to simple assault), where the victim is a sports official who was assaulted during a...
• Section 2713 - Neglect Of Care-dependent Person
  (a) Offense defined.--A caretaker is guilty of neglect of a care-dependent person if he: (1) Intentionally, knowingly or recklessly causes bodily injury or serious...
• Section 2714 - Unauthorized Administration Of Intoxicant
  A person commits a felony of the third degree when, with the intent to commit an offense under section 3121(a)(4) (relating to rape), 3123(a)(4)...
• Section 2715 - Threat To Use Weapons Of Mass Destruction
  (a) Offense defined.--A person who intentionally: (1) (Deleted by amendment). (2) (Deleted by amendment). (3) reports without factual basis of knowledge the existence or...
• Section 2716 - Weapons Of Mass Destruction
  (a) Unlawful possession or manufacture.--A person commits an offense if the person, without lawful authority to do so, intentionally, knowingly or recklessly possesses or...
• Section 2717 - Terrorism
  (a) General rule.--A person is guilty of terrorism if he commits a violent offense intending to do any of the following: (1) Intimidate or...

Last modified: October 8, 2016