Pennsylvania § 3934 Theft from a motor vehicle

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 3934 — Theft from a motor vehicle

Pennsylvania § 3934

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 18CRIMES AND OFFENSES

PartPART II

Ch. 39THEFT AND RELATED OFFENSES

Subch.DEFINITION OF OFFENSES

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18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3934 (2026).

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(a)Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of theft from a motor vehicle if he unlawfully takes or attempts to take possession of, carries away or exercises unlawful control over any movable property of another from a motor vehicle with the intent to deprive him thereof.

(b)Grading.--

(1)An offense under this section is:

(i)a misdemeanor of the third degree if the amount involved was less than $50; or

(ii)a misdemeanor of the second degree if the amount involved was $50 or more but less than $200; or

(iii)a misdemeanor of the first degree if the amount involved was greater than $200.

(2)When the offense is a third or subsequent offense within a five-year period, regardless of the amount involved and regardless of the grading of the prior offenses, an offense under this

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(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of theft from a motor vehicle if he unlawfully takes or attempts to take possession of, carries away or exercises unlawful control over any movable property of another from a motor vehicle with the intent to deprive him thereof.

(b) Grading.--

(1) An offense under this section is:

(i) a misdemeanor of the third degree if the amount involved was less than $50; or

(ii) a misdemeanor of the second degree if the amount involved was $50 or more but less than $200; or

(iii) a misdemeanor of the first degree if the amount involved was greater than $200.

(2) When the offense is a third or subsequent offense within a five-year period, regardless of the amount involved and regardless of the grading of the prior offenses, an offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.