{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-1104","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 1104","heading":"Sentence of imprisonment for misdemeanors.","body":"A person who has been convicted of a misdemeanor may be sentenced to imprisonment for a definite term which shall be fixed by the court and shall be not more than:\n(1) Five years in the case of a misdemeanor of the first degree.\n(2) Two years in the case of a misdemeanor of the second degree.\n(3) One year in the case of a misdemeanor of the third degree.","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=4\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"0b5d543d09fa1bd8c76b0a87e2768842c29b1c07ca7f4764194cbb3b310d4463","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-1103","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-1105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}