{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3928","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 3928","heading":"Unauthorized use of automobiles and other vehicles.","body":"(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree if he operates the automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat, or other motor-propelled vehicle of another without consent of the owner.\n(b) Defense.--It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor reasonably believed that the owner would have consented to the operation had he known of it.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE C OFFENSES AGAINST PROPERTY","CHAPTER 39 THEFT AND RELATED OFFENSES","SUBCHAPTER B DEFINITION OF OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=39\u0026sctn=28\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"63506753fb30c714f95fdfe5751f25bf9414b1fa11e490155e5c475341e0f4b4","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3927","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3929"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}