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18 Pa.C.S. § 4913

Impersonating a notary public or a holder of a professional or occupational license

Known as the Crimes Code

The act spans §§ 18–18 (603 sections).

(Mar. 21, 1996, P.L.35, No.11, eff. 60 days; Mar. 22, 2010, P.L.144, No.12, eff. 60 days; June 26, 2015, P.L.32, No.10, eff. 60 days)

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if the person does any of the following:

(1) falsely pretends to hold the office of notary public within this Commonwealth or to hold a professional or occupational license issued by a licensing board; and

(2) performs any action in furtherance of this false pretense.

(b) Grading.--

(1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2) or (3), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree.

(2) If the intent of the actor is to harm, defraud or injure anyone, an offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(3) If the intent of the actor is to impersonate a doctor of medicine and, in so doing, the actor provides medical advice or treatment to another person as a patient, regardless of whether or not the other person suffers harm from the medical advice or treatment, an offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

Official source: Pennsylvania General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Pennsylvania statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.