Pennsylvania § 5301 Official oppression

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§ 5301 — Official oppression

Pennsylvania § 5301

Title 18CRIMES AND OFFENSES

PartPART II

Ch. 53ABUSE OF OFFICE

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18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5301 (2026).

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A person acting or purporting to act in an official capacity or taking advantage of such actual or purported capacity commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, knowing that his conduct is illegal, he:

(1)subjects another to arrest, detention, search, seizure, mistreatment, dispossession, assessment, lien or other infringement of personal or property rights; or

(2)denies or impedes another in the exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power or immunity.

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A person acting or purporting to act in an official capacity or taking advantage of such actual or purported capacity commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, knowing that his conduct is illegal, he:

(1) subjects another to arrest, detention, search, seizure, mistreatment, dispossession, assessment, lien or other infringement of personal or property rights; or

(2) denies or impedes another in the exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power or immunity.

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