Pennsylvania Statutes
§ 3924 — Theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake
Pennsylvania § 3924
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. § 3924 (2026).
Text
A person who comes into control of property of another that he knows to have been lost, mislaid, or delivered under a mistake as to the nature or amount of the property or the identity of the recipient is guilty of theft if, with intent to deprive the owner thereof, he fails to take reasonable measures to restore the property to a person entitled to have it.
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Legislative History
Cross References.Section 3924 is referred to in section 5552 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
Nearby Sections
15
§ 3901
Definitions§ 3904
Arrest without warrant§ 3922
Theft by deception§ 3923
Theft by extortion§ 3926
Theft of services§ 3929
Retail theft§ 3929.1
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