Pennsylvania § 6303 Rights and liabilities of minors

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6303 — Rights and liabilities of minors

Pennsylvania § 6303

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 75VEHICLES

PartPART V

Ch. 63ENFORCEMENT

Subch.GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6303 (2026).

Text

(a)General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any person over the age of 16 years charged with the violation of any provisions of this title constituting a summary offense shall have all the rights of an adult and may be prosecuted under the provisions of this title in the same manner as an adult.

(b)Exception.--No person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a violation of any provisions of this title constituting a summary offense committed while the person was under the age of 18 years.

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(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any person over the age of 16 years charged with the violation of any provisions of this title constituting a summary offense shall have all the rights of an adult and may be prosecuted under the provisions of this title in the same manner as an adult.

(b) Exception.--No person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a violation of any provisions of this title constituting a summary offense committed while the person was under the age of 18 years.

Legislative History

(Nov. 29, 2004, P.L.1369, No.177, eff. imd.) Cross References.Section 6303 is referred to in section 6322 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).