Pennsylvania § 3922 Theft by deception

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3922 — Theft by deception

Pennsylvania § 3922

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 18CRIMES AND OFFENSES

PartPART II

Ch. 39THEFT AND RELATED OFFENSES

Subch.DEFINITION OF OFFENSES

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Bluebook

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3922 (2026).

Text

(a)Offense defined.--A person is guilty of theft if he intentionally obtains or withholds property of another by deception. A person deceives if he intentionally:

(1)creates or reinforces a false impression, including false impressions as to law, value, intention or other state of mind; but deception as to a person's intention to perform a promise shall not be inferred from the fact alone that he did not subsequently perform the promise;

(2)prevents another from acquiring information which would affect his judgment of a transaction; or

(3)fails to correct a false impression which the deceiver previously created or reinforced, or which the deceiver knows to be influencing another to whom he stands in a fiduciary or confidential relationship.

(b)Exception.--The term "deceive" does n

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(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of theft if he intentionally obtains or withholds property of another by deception. A person deceives if he intentionally:

(1) creates or reinforces a false impression, including false impressions as to law, value, intention or other state of mind; but deception as to a person's intention to perform a promise shall not be inferred from the fact alone that he did not subsequently perform the promise;

(2) prevents another from acquiring information which would affect his judgment of a transaction; or

(3) fails to correct a false impression which the deceiver previously created or reinforced, or which the deceiver knows to be influencing another to whom he stands in a fiduciary or confidential relationship.

(b) Exception.--The term "deceive" does not, however, include falsity as to matters having no pecuniary significance, or puffing by statements unlikely to deceive ordinary persons in the group addressed.

Legislative History

Cross References.Section 3922 is referred to in sections 3311, 5708 of this title; sections 5552, 9717 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).