18 Pa.C.S. § 4913: Impersonating a notary public or a holder of a professional or occupational license.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
- PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES
- ARTICLE E OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION
- CHAPTER 49 FALSIFICATION AND INTIMIDATION
- SUBCHAPTER A PERJURY AND FALSIFICATION IN OFFICIAL MATTERS
(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.
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