Pennsylvania Statutes
§ 6303 — Rights and liabilities of minors
(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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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).