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18 Pa.C.S. § 5104.2

Evading arrest or detention on foot

Known as the Crimes Code

The act spans §§ 18-101 to 18-9546 (603 sections).

(July 18, 2022, P.L.1620, No.95, eff. 60 days)

(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if the person knowingly and intentionally flees on foot from a public servant attempting to lawfully arrest or detain that person.

(b) Grading.--An offense under this section is:

(1) A felony of the third degree if a person flees or attempts to evade arrest or detention for an underlying offense that constitutes a felony or misdemeanor and another person suffers serious bodily injury as a direct result of a violation of this section.

(2) A felony of the second degree if a person flees or attempts to evade arrest or detention for an underlying offense that constitutes a felony or misdemeanor and another person suffers death as a direct result of a violation of this section.

(3) Except as provided under paragraph (1) or (2), a misdemeanor of the second degree if a person flees or attempts to evade arrest or detention for an underlying offense that constitutes a felony or misdemeanor.

(4) Except as provided under paragraph (1), (2) or (3), a summary offense.

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