{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-301","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 301","heading":"Requirement of voluntary act.","body":"(a) General rule.--A person is not guilty of an offense unless his liability is based on conduct which includes a voluntary act or the omission to perform an act of which he is physically capable.\n(b) Omission as basis of liability.--Liability for the commission of an offense may not be based on an omission unaccompanied by action unless:\n(1) the omission is expressly made sufficient by the law defining the offense; or\n(2) a duty to perform the omitted act is otherwise imposed by law.\n(c) Possession as an act.--Possession is an act, within the meaning of this section, if the possessor knowingly procured or received the thing possessed or was aware of his control thereof for a sufficient period to have been able to terminate his possession.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 3 CULPABILITY"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=3\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"def402e68a2bb4aed780cc65b20b15f6b7927e7396a0ed0dc61247c9779ac8a7","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-112","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-302"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}