18 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Chapter 55 - Riot, Disorderly Conduct And Related Offenses
- Chapter Notes
- Section 5501 - Riot
A person is guilty of riot, a felony of the third degree, if he participates with two or more others in a course of...
- Section 5502 - Failure Of Disorderly Persons To Disperse Upon Official Order
Where three or more persons are participating in a course of disorderly conduct which causes or may reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm...
- Section 5503 - Disorderly Conduct
(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of disorderly conduct if, with intent to cause public inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, or recklessly creating a risk...
- Section 5504 - Harassment And Stalking By Communication Or Address (Repealed)
§ 5504. Harassment and stalking by communication or address (Repealed). 2002 Repeal Note. Section 5504 was repealed December 9, 2002, P.L.1759, No.218, effective in...
- Section 5505 - Public Drunkenness And Similar Misconduct
A person is guilty of a summary offense if he appears in any public place manifestly under the influence of alcohol or a controlled...
- Section 5506 - Loitering And Prowling At Night Time
Whoever at night time maliciously loiters or maliciously prowls around a dwelling house or any other place used wholly or in part for living...
- Section 5507 - Obstructing Highways And Other Public Passages
(a) Obstructing.--A person, who, having no legal privilege to do so, intentionally or recklessly obstructs any highway, railroad track or public utility right-of-way, sidewalk,...
- Section 5508 - Disrupting Meetings And Processions
A person commits a misdemeanor of the third degree if, with intent to prevent or disrupt a lawful meeting, procession or gathering, he disturbs...
- Section 5509 - Desecration, Theft Or Sale Of Venerated Objects
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if he: (1) intentionally desecrates any public monument or structure, or place of...
- Section 5510 - Abuse Of Corpse
Except as authorized by law, a person who treats a corpse in a way that he knows would outrage ordinary family sensibilities commits a...
- Section 5511 - Cruelty To Animals
(a) Killing, maiming or poisoning domestic animals or zoo animals, etc.-- (1) A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if he willfully...
- Section 5511.1 - Live Animals As Prizes Prohibited
(a) General rule.--No person shall give or offer to give away any live animal, except fish, as a prize in any drawing, lottery, contest,...
- Section 5511.2 - Police Animals
(a) Illegal to taunt police animals.--It shall be unlawful for any person to willfully or maliciously taunt, torment, tease, beat, kick or strike a...
- Section 5511.3 - Assault With A Biological Agent On Animal, Fowl Or Honey Bees
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits a felony of the second degree if the person intentionally, knowingly or maliciously exposes or causes to be exposed...
- Section 5512 - Lotteries, Etc
(a) Status of activity.--All unlawful lotteries or numbers games are hereby declared to be common nuisances. Every transfer of property which shall be in...
- Section 5513 - Gambling Devices, Gambling, Etc
(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if he: (1) intentionally or knowingly makes, assembles, sets up, maintains,...
- Section 5514 - Pool Selling And Bookmaking
A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree if he: (1) engages in pool selling or bookmaking; (2) occupies any place...
- Section 5515 - Prohibiting Of Paramilitary Training
(a) Definitions.--As used in this section the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection: "Civil disorder." Any...
- Section 5516 - Facsimile Weapons Of Mass Destruction
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if the person intentionally, knowingly or recklessly manufactures, sells, purchases, transports or causes another to transport, delivers...
- Section 5517 - Unauthorized School Bus Entry
(a) Offense defined.--A person who enters a school bus without prior authorization of the driver or a school official with intent to commit a...
Last modified: October 8, 2016