{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-1103","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 1103","heading":"Sentence of imprisonment for felony.","body":"Except as provided in 42 Pa.C.S. § 9714 (relating to sentences for second and subsequent offenses), a person who has been convicted of a felony may be sentenced to imprisonment as follows:\n(1) In the case of a felony of the first degree, for a term which shall be fixed by the court at not more than 20 years.\n(2) In the case of a felony of the second degree, for a term which shall be fixed by the court at not more than ten years.\n(3) In the case of a felony of the third degree, for a term which shall be fixed by the court at not more than seven years.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 11 AUTHORIZED DISPOSITION OF OFFENDERS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=11\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"26d13c6f06e3c3a6267c614b048fcea4f262841034f36bebc0d7b72e8cc53058","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-1102.1","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-1104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}