{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3105","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 3105","heading":"Prompt complaint.","body":"Prompt reporting to public authority is not required in a prosecution under this chapter: Provided, however, That nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit a defendant from introducing evidence of the complainant's failure to promptly report the crime if such evidence would be admissible pursuant to the rules of evidence.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE B OFFENSES INVOLVING DANGER TO THE PERSON","CHAPTER 31 SEXUAL OFFENSES","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=31\u0026sctn=5\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"1d5dc391899bff0061a6540eef99a9b9f8d5880ae3f8a96329c342674593b6dc","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3104","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3106"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}