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Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3904 — Arrest without warrant

Pennsylvania § 3904
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 18CRIMES AND OFFENSES
PartPART II
Ch. 39THEFT AND RELATED OFFENSES
Subch.GENERAL PROVISIONS

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18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3904 (2026).

Text

A law enforcement officer shall have the same right of arrest without a warrant for any grade of theft as exists or may hereafter exist in the case of the commission of a felony.

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Legislative History

(Oct. 17, 1974, P.L.749, No.251) 1974 Amendment.Act 251 added section 3904.

Nearby Sections

15
§ 3901
Definitions
§ 3902
Consolidation of theft offenses
§ 3903
Grading of theft offenses
§ 3904
Arrest without warrant
§ 3921
Theft by unlawful taking or disposition
§ 3922
Theft by deception
§ 3922.1
Financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent person
§ 3923
Theft by extortion
§ 3924
Theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake
§ 3925
Receiving stolen property
§ 3926
Theft of services
§ 3927
Theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received
§ 3928
Unauthorized use of automobiles and other vehicles
§ 3929
Retail theft
§ 3929.1
Library theft
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