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PA HB523

Bill

Official Source

Status

Introduced

2/10/2025

Primary Sponsor

Sheryl Delozier

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Origin

House of Representatives

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 5104 of Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes regarding resisting arrest or other law enforcement
  • Removes the word "substantial" from the current requirement that a person must create a "substantial risk of bodily injury" to commit the offense, lowering the threshold to simply creating any "risk of bodily injury"
  • Removes "substantial" from the force requirement, so the offense now applies when resistance requires any force to overcome rather than only "substantial force"
  • Resisting arrest remains classified as a misdemeanor of the second degree
  • Takes effect 60 days after enactment

Legislative Description

In obstructing governmental operations, further providing for the offense of resisting arrest or other law enforcement.

Last Action

Referred to Judiciary

2/10/2025

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/10/2025

Full Bill Text

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