{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3934","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 3934","heading":"Theft from a motor vehicle.","body":"(a) Offense defined.--A person commits the offense of theft from a motor vehicle if he unlawfully takes or attempts to take possession of, carries away or exercises unlawful control over any movable property of another from a motor vehicle with the intent to deprive him thereof.\n(b) Grading.--\n(1) An offense under this section is:\n(i) a misdemeanor of the third degree if the amount involved was less than $50; or\n(ii) a misdemeanor of the second degree if the amount involved was $50 or more but less than $200; or\n(iii) a misdemeanor of the first degree if the amount involved was greater than $200.\n(2) When the offense is a third or subsequent offense within a five-year period, regardless of the amount involved and regardless of the grading of the prior offenses, an offense under this section is a felony of the third degree.","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=34\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"d6150658aafacedbb72f3b45b059294d9f35d6229dbd527ee8073071a82cee15","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3933","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-3935"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}