Pennsylvania § 5101 Obstructing administration of law or other governmental function

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5101 — Obstructing administration of law or other governmental function

Pennsylvania § 5101

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 18CRIMES AND OFFENSES

PartPART II

Ch. 51OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS

Subch.DEFINITION OF OFFENSES GENERALLY

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Bluebook

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5101 (2026).

Text

A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if he intentionally obstructs, impairs or perverts the administration of law or other governmental function by force, violence, physical interference or obstacle, breach of official duty, or any other unlawful act, except that this section does not apply to flight by a person charged with crime, refusal to submit to arrest, failure to perform a legal duty other than an official duty, or any other means of avoiding compliance with law without affirmative interference with governmental functions.

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A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if he intentionally obstructs, impairs or perverts the administration of law or other governmental function by force, violence, physical interference or obstacle, breach of official duty, or any other unlawful act, except that this section does not apply to flight by a person charged with crime, refusal to submit to arrest, failure to perform a legal duty other than an official duty, or any other means of avoiding compliance with law without affirmative interference with governmental functions.

Legislative History

Cross References.Section 5101 is referred to in section 5708 of this title; section 3132 of Title 27 (Environmental Resources; section 5552 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).