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Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes (Last Updated: January 27, 2015) |
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Title18 CRIMES AND OFFENSES |
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PARTII. DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES |
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ARTICLEF. OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCY |
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CHAPTER55. RIOT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED OFFENSES |
§5502. Failure of disorderly persons to disperse upon official order.
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Where three or more persons are participating in a course of disorderly conduct which causes or may reasonably be expected to cause substantial harm or serious inconvenience, annoyance or alarm, a peace officer or other public servant engaged in executing or enforcing the law may order the participants and others in the immediate vicinity to disperse. A person who refuses or knowingly fails to obey such an order commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.