Pennsylvania Statutes
§ 5703 — Interception, disclosure or use of wire, electronic or oral communications
Pennsylvania § 5703
JurisdictionPennsylvania
Title 18CRIMES AND OFFENSES
PartPART II
Ch. 57WIRETAPPING AND ELECTRONIC SURVEILLANCE
Subch.WIRE, ELECTRONIC OR ORAL COMMUNICATION
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Bluebook
18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5703 (2026).
Text
Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, a person is guilty of a felony of the third degree if he:
(1)intentionally intercepts, endeavors to intercept, or procures any other person to intercept or endeavor to intercept any wire, electronic or oral communication;
(2)intentionally discloses or endeavors to disclose to any other person the contents of any wire, electronic or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom, knowing or having reason to know that the information was obtained through the interception of a wire, electronic or oral communication; or
(3)intentionally uses or endeavors to use the contents of any wire, electronic or oral communication, or evidence derived therefrom, knowing or having reason to know, that the information was obtained through the intercepti
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Legislative History
(Oct. 21, 1988, P.L.1000, No.115, eff. imd.)
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Pennsylvania § 5703, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/pa/18/5703.