Pennsylvania Statutes
§ 3928 — Unauthorized use of automobiles and other vehicles
Pennsylvania·Title 18 CRIMES AND OFFENSES·Part PART II·Ch. 39 THEFT AND RELATED OFFENSES·Subch. DEFINITION OF OFFENSES
(a)Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree if he operates the automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat, or other motor-propelled vehicle of another without consent of the owner.
(b)Defense.--It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor reasonably believed that the owner would have consented to the operation had he known of it.
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Legislative History
Cross References.Section 3928 is referred to in section 3903 of this title; section 5552 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
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