Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Last Updated: January 27, 2015) |
Title18 CRIMES AND OFFENSES |
PARTII. DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES |
ARTICLEE. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION |
CHAPTER53. ABUSE OF OFFICE |
§5301. Official oppression.
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A person acting or purporting to act in an official capacity or taking advantage of such actual or purported capacity commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, knowing that his conduct is illegal, he:
(1) subjects another to arrest, detention, search, seizure, mistreatment, dispossession, assessment, lien or other infringement of personal or property rights; or
(2) denies or impedes another in the exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power or immunity.