The 2023 Edition of Pennsylvania Criminal Justice includes select portions of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the Pennsylvania Code, and select Pennsylvania Rules, including: • Title 18 - Crimes and Offenses (in its entirety) • Title 23 PA C.S. Domestic Relations (select portions) • Title 42 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (select portions) • Pennsylvania Sentencing Guidelines (select portions) • Title 61 – Prisons and Parole (select portions) • Title 75 – Vehicles (in its entirety) • 67 PA Code Transportation – (select portions) • Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure (in its entirety)
Pennsylvania Criminal Justice Manual: 2023 Edition
The 2023 Edition of Pennsylvania Criminal Justice includes select portions of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the Pennsylvania Code, and select Pennsylvania Rules, including: • Title 18 - Crimes and Offenses (in its entirety) • Title 23 PA C.S. Domestic Relations (select portions) • Title 42 – Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (select portions) • Pennsylvania Sentencing Guidelines (select portions) • Title 61 – Prisons and Parole (select portions) • Title 75 – Vehicles (in its entirety) • 67 PA Code Transportation – (select portions) • Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure (in its entirety)
(Table of Contents from 2021 edition. For informational purposes only)
PA Statutes
Title 18 PA.C.S.A Crimes and Offenses (Part I to Part III)
Part I Preliminary Provisions (Chapter 1 to Chapter 13)
Chapter 1 General Provisions (§ 101 to § 112)
Chapter 3 Culpability (§ 301 to § 315)
Chapter 5 General Principles of Justification (§ 501 to § 510)
Chapter 9 Inchoate Crimes (§ 901 to § 913)
Chapter 11 Authorized Disposition of Offenders (§ 1101 to § 1111)
Chapter 13 Authority of Court in Sentencing [Transferred] (Subchapter A to Subchapter G)
Part II Definition of Specific Offenses (Article A to Article G)
Article A Offenses Against Existence or Stability of Government (Chapter 21)
Chapter 21 Offenses Against the Flag(§ 2101 to § 2103)
Article B Offenses Involving Danger to the Person (Chapter 23 to Chapter 32)
Chapter 23 General Provisions (§ 2301)
Chapter 25 Criminal Homicide (§ 2501 to § 2507)
Chapter 26 Crimes Against Unborn Child (§ 2601 to § 2609)
Chapter 27 Assault (§ 2701 to § 2718)
Chapter 28 Antihazing (§ 2801 to § 2811)
Chapter 29 Kidnapping (§ 2901 to § 2910)
Chapter 30 Human Trafficking (Subchapter A to Subchapter E)
Chapter 31 Sexual Offenses (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 32 Abortion (§ 3201 to § 3220)
Article C Offenses Against Property (Chapter 33 to Chapter 41)
Chapter 33 Arson, Criminal Mischief and Other Property Destruction (§ 3301 to § 3313)
Chapter 35 Burglary and Other Criminal Intrusion (§ 3501 to § 3505)
Chapter 37 Robbery (§ 3701 and § 3702)
Chapter 39 Theft and Related Offenses (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Chapter 41 Forgery and Fraudulent Practices (§ 4101 to § 4121)
Article D Offenses Against the Family (Chapter 43)
Chapter 43 Offenses Against the Family (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Article E Offenses Against Public Administration (Chapter 45 to Chapter 53)
Chapter 45 General Provisions (§ 4501)
Chapter 47 Bribery and Corrupt Influence (§ 4701 to § 4703)
Chapter 49 Falsification and Intimidation (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Chapter 51 Obstructing Governmental Operations (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 53 Abuse of Office (§ 5301 to § 5303)
Article F Offenses Against Public Order and Decency (Chapter 55 to Chapter 59)
Chapter 55 Riot, Disorderly Conduct and Related Offenses (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Chapter 57 Wiretapping and Electronic Surveillance (Subchapter A to Subchapter F)
Chapter 59 Public Indecency (§ 5901 to § 5904)
Article G Miscellaneous Offenses (Chapter 61 to Chapter 77)
Chapter 61 Firearms and Other Dangerous Articles (Subchapter A to Subchapter D)
Chapter 63 Minors (§ 6301 to § 6322)
Chapter 65 Nuisances (§ 6501 to § 6505)
Chapter 67 Proprietary and Official Rights (§ 6701 to § 6712)
Chapter 69 Public Utilities (§ 6901 to § 6910)
Chapter 71 Sports and Amusements (§ 7101 to § 7107)
Chapter 73 Trade and Commerce (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Chapter 75 Other Offenses (§ 7501 to § 7517)
Chapter 76 Computer Offenses (Subchapter A to Subchapter E)
Chapter 77 Vehicle Chop Shop and Illegally Obtained and Altered Property (§ 7701 to § 7708)
Part III Miscellaneous Provisions (Chapter 91 to Chapter 95)
Chapter 91 Criminal History Record Information (Subchapter A to Subchapter I)
Chapter 92 Conflicts of Interest (§ 9201)
Chapter 93 Independent Counsel(Repealed)
Chapter 94 Crime Victims (§ 9401 and § 9402)
Chapter 95 Independent Counsel (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Title 23 PA.C.S.A Domestic Relations
Part VII Abuse of Family
Chapter 61 Protection from Abuse (§ 6101 to § 6122)
Title 42 PA.C.S.A Judiciary and Judicial Procedure (Part I to Part Viii)
Part II Organization (Subpart A and Subpart B)
Subpart A Courts and Magisterial District Judges (Article A to Article F)
Article A Preliminary Provisions (Chapter 3)
Article B Appellate Courts (Chapter 5 and Chapter 7)
Article C Courts of Common Pleas (Chapter 9)
Article D Minor Courts (Chapter 11 and Chapter 13)
Article E Magisterial District Judges (Chapter 15)
Article F Court of Judicial Discipline (Chapter 16)
Part IV Financial Matters (Chapter 35 and Chapter 37)
Chapter 35 Budget and Finance (Subchapter A to Subchapter F)
Chapter 37 Facilities and Supplies (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Part V Administration of Justice Generally (Chapter 41 to Chapter 49)
Chapter 41 Administration of Justice (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 43 Dockets, Indices and Other Records (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Chapter 44 Court Interpreters (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 45 Juries and Jurors (Subchapter A to Subchapter F)
Chapter 47 DNA Data and Testing (Repealed)
Chapter 49 Access to Justice (§ 4901 to § 4907)
Part VI Actions, Proceedings and Other Matters Generally (Chapter 51 to Chapter 70)
Chapter 51 Preliminary Provisions (§ 5101 to § 5111)
Chapter 53 Bases of Jurisdiction and Interstate and International Procedure (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 55 Limitation of Time (Subchapter A to Subchapter D)
Chapter 57 Bonds and Recognizances (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 58 Forfeiture of Assets (§ 5801 to § 5808)
Chapter 59 Depositions and Witnesses (Subchapter A to Subchapter E)
Chapter 61 Rules of Evidence (Subchapter A to Subchapter E)
Chapter 62 Uniform Unsworn Foreign Declarations Act (§ 6201 to § 6208)
Chapter 62A Protection of Victims of Sexual Violence or Intimidation (§ 62a01 to § 62a20)
Chapter 63 Juvenile Matters (Subchapter A to Subchapter F)
Chapter 64 Court-Ordered Involuntary Treatment of Certain Sexually Violent Persons (§ 6401 to § 6409)
Chapter 65 Habeas Corpus (§ 6501 to § 6505)
Chapter 66 Prisoner Litigation (§ 6601 to § 6608)
Chapter 67 Protection from Abuse (Repealed)
Chapter 67A Recordings by Law Enforcement Officers (§ 67a01 to § 67a09)
Chapter 68 Forfeitures
Chapter 69 Particular Rights and Immunities (§ 6901 to § 6911)
Chapter 70 Ignition Interlock Devices (Repealed)
Part VII Civil Actions and Proceedings (Chapter 71 to Chapter 85)
Chapter 71 General Provisions (§ 7101 to § 7103)
Chapter 73 Arbitration (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 74 Collaborative Law Process (§ 7401 to § 7411)
Chapter 75 Commencement of Actions (Subchapter A to Subchapter D)
Chapter 77 Trial (§ 7701 and § 7702)
Chapter 79 Post–Trial Matters (§ 7901)
Chapter 81 Judgments and Other Liens (Subchapter A to Subchapter D)
Chapter 83 Particular Rights and Immunities (Subchapter A to Subchapter H)
Chapter 85 Matters Affecting Government Units (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Part VIII Criminal Proceedings (Chapter 87 to Chapter 99)
Chapter 87 General Provisions (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Chapter 89 Commencement of Proceedings (Subchapter A to Subchapter D)
Chapter 91 Detainers and Extradition (Subchapter A to Subchapter D)
Chapter 93 Trial (§ 9301 to § 9303)
Chapter 95 Post–Trial Matters (Subchapter A to Subchapter D)
Chapter 97 Sentencing (Subchapter A to Subchapter I)
Chapter 98 County Intermediate Punishment (§ 9801 to § 9813)
Chapter 99 Other Criminal Provisions (§ 9901 to Subchapter A)
Title 61 PA.C.S.A Prisons and Parole (Part I to Part V)
Part II Correctional Institutions (Chapter 11 to Chapter 17)
Chapter 11 General Administration (Subchapter A to Subchapter D)
Chapter 13 (Reserved)
Chapter 15 (Reserved)
Chapter 17 County Correctional Institutions (Subchapter A to Subchapter G)
Part III Inmate Confinement (Chapter 31 to Chapter 59)
Chapter 31 Inmate Labor (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Chapter 33 Medical Services (§ 3301 to § 3307)
Chapter 35 Visitation (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Chapter 37 Inmate Prerelease Plans
Chapter 39 Motivational Boot Camp (§ 3901 to § 3909)
Chapter 41 State Drug Treatment Program (§ 4101 to § 4109)
Chapter 43 Execution Procedure and Method (§ 4301 to § 4308)
Chapter 45 Recidivism Risk Reduction Incentive (§ 4501 to § 4512)
Chapter 46 Nonnarcotic Medication Assisted Substance Abuse Treatment Grant Pilot Program (§ 4601 to § 4608)
Chapter 47 Community Corrections Facilities (§ 4701 to § 4711)
Chapter 49 Safe Community Reentry (§ 4901 to § 4905)
Chapter 50 Community Corrections Centers and Community Corrections Facilities (§ 5001 to § 5006)
Chapter 59 Miscellaneous Provisions (§ 5901 to § 5907)
Part IV Probation and Parole (Chapter 61 and Chapter 63)
Chapter 61 Pennsylvania Board of Probation and Parole (Subchapter A to Subchapter E)
Chapter 63 County Probation Officers' Firearm Education and Training (§ 6301 to § 6309)
Part V Miscellaneous Provisions (Chapter 71)
Chapter 71 Interstate Compacts (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Title 75 PA.C.S.A Vehicles (Part I to Part VI)
Part I Preliminary Provisions (Chapter 1)
Chapter 1 General Provisions (§ 101 to § 104)
Part II Title, Registration and Licensing (Chapter 11 to Chapter 23)
Chapter 11 Certificate of Title and Security Interests (Subchapter A to Subchapter D)
Chapter 13 Registration of Vehicles (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 15 Licensing of Drivers (Subchapter A to Subchapter D)
Chapter 16 Commercial Drivers (§ 1601 to § 1622)
Chapter 17 Financial Responsibility (Subchapter A to Subchapter I)
Chapter 18 Motor Vehicle Insurance Fraud (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 19 Fees (Subchapter A to Subchapter D)
Chapter 20 Motor Vehicle Insurance Rate Review Procedures (§ 2001 to § 2009)
Chapter 21 Motor Carriers Road Tax Identification Markers (§ 2101 to § 2105)
Chapter 23 Motor Vehicle Transaction Recovery Fund (§ 2301 to § 2307)
Part III Operation of Vehicles (Chapter 31 to Chapter 38)
Chapter 31 General Provisions (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 33 Rules of the Road in General (Subchapter A to Subchapter F)
Chapter 35 Special Vehicles and Pedestrians (Subchapter A to Subchapter F)
Chapter 37 Miscellaneous Provisions (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 38 Driving After Imbibing Alcohol or Utilizing Drugs (§ 3801 to § 3817)
Part IV Vehicle Characteristics (Chapter 41 to Chapter 49)
Chapter 41 Equipment Standards (§ 4101 to § 4108)
Chapter 43 Lighting Equipment (§ 4301 to § 4310)
Chapter 45 Other Required Equipment (Subchapter A to Subchapter E)
Chapter 47 Inspection of Vehicles (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Chapter 49 Size, Weight and Load (Subchapter A to Subchapter E)
Part V Administration and Enforcement (Chapter 61 to Chapter 67)
Chapter 61 Powers of Department and Local Authorities (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 63 Enforcement (Subchapter A to Subchapter C)
Chapter 65 Penalties and Disposition of Fines (§ 6501 to § 6507)
Chapter 67 Service of Process on Nonresidents (Repealed)
Part VI Miscellaneous Provisions (Chapter 71 to Chapter 99)
Chapter 71 Vehicle Theft and Related Provisions (Subchapter A to Subchapter D)
Chapter 73 Abandoned Vehicles and Cargos (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Chapter 75 Messenger Service (§ 7501 to § 7509)
Chapter 77 Snowmobiles and All–Terrain Vehicles (Subchapter A to Subchapter E)
Chapter 77A Operation of Golf Carts (§ 77a01 to § 77a03)
Chapter 78 Motor Carrier Safety (§ 7801 to § 7804)
Chapter 79 Motorcycles (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Chapter 80 Special Programs (Subchapter A)
Chapter 81 Interstate Compacts and Agreements
Chapter 83 Hazardous Materials Transportation (§ 8301 to § 8308)
Chapter 85 Highly Automated Vehicles (§ 8501 to § 8503)
Chapter 89 Pennsylvania Turnpike (Subchapter A and Subchapter B)
Chapter 90 Liquid Fuels and Fuels Tax (§ 9001 to § 9023)
Chapter 91 State Highway Maintenance (§ 9101 to § 9106)
Chapter 92 Transfer of State Highways (§ 9201 to § 9208)
Chapter 93 Supplemental Funding for Municipal Highway Maintenance (§ 9301)
Chapter 94 Liquid Fuels and Fuel Use Tax Enforcement (§ 9401 to § 9406)
Chapter 95 Taxes for Highway Maintenance and Construction (§ 9501 to § 9512)
Chapter 96 Motor Carriers Road Tax (§ 9601 to § 9622)
Chapter 97 Department of Transportation Productivity (§ 9701)
Chapter 98 Motorbus Road Tax Credit or Refund (§ 9801 to § 9821)
Chapter 99 Tax Treatment of Certain Organizations
Appendix to Title 75 Vehicles
PA Code of Regulations
Title 67 Transportation (§ 1.1 to § 603.11)
PART I Department of Transportation (§ 1.1 to § 495.10)
Subpart A Vehicle Code Provisions (§ 1.1 to Chapter 259)
Article III Registration (§ 41.1 to § 69.7)
Article IV Licensing (§ 71.1 to § 93.5)
Article V Fees (§ 94.1 to § 97.6)
Article VI Operation of Vehicles (§ 101.1 to Chapter 109)
Article VII Vehicle Characteristics (§ 151.1 to § 197.2)
Article VIII Administration and Enforcement (§ 201.1 to § 233.16)
Subpart B Nonvehicle Code Provisions (§ 401.1 to § 495.10)
Article I Vehicle-Related (§ 401.1 to Chapter 405)
Article III Highways (§ 441.1 to § 459.12)
Title 204 Judicial System General Provisions (§ 1.1 to § 401.9)
VIII CRIMINAL SENTENCING (§ 303.1 to § 307.4)
303 SENTENCING GUIDELINES (§ 303.1 to § 303.18(c))
Title 234 Rules of Criminal Procedure (Rule 100 to Rule 1101)
1 Scope of Rules, Construction and Definitions, Local Rules (Rule 100 to Rule 151)
Part A Business of the Courts (Rule 103 to Rule 119)
Part B Counsel (Rule 120 to Rule 142)
Part C. Venue, Location, and Recording of Proceedings before Issuing Authority
Part D. Procedures Implementing 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 4137, 4138, and 4139: Criminal Contempt Powers of District Justices, Judges of the Pittsburgh Magistrates Court, and Judges of the Traffic Court of Philadelphia
Part E Miscellaneous Warrants (Rule 150 and Rule 151)
2 Investigations (Rule 200 to Rule 244)
Part A Search Warrant (Rule 200 to Rule 212)
Part B(1) Investigating Grand Juries (Rule 220 to Rule 244)
Part B(2). Statewide Or Regional Investigating Grand Juries
3 Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD) (Rule 300 to Rule 320)
Part A Summary Cases (Rule 300 to Rule 302)
Part B Court Cases (Rule 310 to Rule 320)
4 Procedures in Summary Cases (Rule 400 to Rule 490.1)
Part A Instituting Proceedings (Rule 400 and Rule 401)
Part B Citation Procedures (Rule 402 and Rule 403)
Part B(1) Procedures When Citation Is Issued to Defendant (Rule 405 to Rule 409)
Part B(2) Procedures When Citation Filed (Rule 410 to Rule 414)
Part C Procedures in Summary Cases When Complaint Filed (Rule 420 to Rule 424)
Part D(1) Arrests With a Warrant (Rule 430 and Rule 431)
Part D(2) Arrests Without a Warrant (Rule 440 and Rule 441)
Part E General Procedures in Summary Cases (Rule 450 to Rule 471)
Part F. Procedures in Summary Cases for Appealing to Court of Common Pleas for a Trial De Novo
Part G. Special Procedures In Summary Cases Under The Vehicle Code
Part H Summary Case Expungement Procedures (Rule 490 and Rule 490.1)
Part A Preservation of Testimony (Rule 500 and Rule 501)
Part B Instituting Proceedings (Rule 502)
Part B(1) Complaint Procedures (Rule 503 to Rule 509)
Part B(2) Summons Procedures (Rule 510 to Rule 512)
Part B(3) Arrest Procedures in Court Cases (Rule 513 to Rule 519)
Part C Bail (Rule 520 to Rule 522)
Part C(1) Release Procedures (Rule 523 to Rule 529)
Part C(2) General Procedures in All Bail Cases (Rule 530 to Rule 536)
Part D Proceedings in Court Cases Before Issuing Authorities (Rule 540 to Rule 555)
Part E Indicting Grand Jury (Rule 556 to Rule 556.13)
Part F Procedures Following a Case Held for Court (Rule 559 to Rule 569)
Part G Procedures Following Filing of Information (Rule 570 to Rule 574)
Part G(1) Motion Procedures (Rule 574 to Rule 589)
Part H Plea Procedures (Rule 590 to Rule 598)
Part I. Procedures for Transfer from Criminal Proceedings to Juvenile Proceedings
6 TRIAL PROCEDURES IN COURT CASES (Rule 600 to Rule 649)
Part A General Provisions (Rule 600 to Rule 608)
Part B Non-Jury Procedures (Rule 620 to Rule 622)
Part C Jury Procedures (Rule 625 to Rule 627)
Part C(1) Impaneling Jury (Rule 631 to Rule 635)
Part C(2) Conduct of Jury Trial (Rule 640 to Rule 649)
7 POST-TRIAL PROCEDURES IN COURT CASES (Rule 700 to Rule 791)
Part A Sentencing Procedures (Rule 700 to Rule 708)
Part B Post-Sentence Procedures (Rule 720 to Rule 771)
Part C Court Case Expungement Procedures (Rule 790 and Rule 791)
8 Special Rules for Cases in Which Death Sentence Is Authorized (Rule 800 to Rule 845)
Part A Guilt and Penalty Determination Procedures (Rule 800 to Rule 845)
Part B. Procedures for Seeking to Preclude Impostion of a Sentence of Death by Reason of the Defendant’s Mental Retardation
9 Post-Conviction Collateral Proceedings (Rule 900 to Rule 910)
10 Rules of Criminal Procedure for the Philadelphia Municipal Court and the Philadelphia Municipal Court Traffic Division (Rule 1000 to Rule 1037)
Part A Philadelphia Municipal Court Procedures (Rule 1002 to Rule 1013)
Part B Philadelphia Municipal Court Traffic Division Procedures (Rule 1030 to Rule 1037)
11 Abolitions and Suspensions (Rule 1100 and Rule 1101)
Index