{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-4913","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 4913","heading":"Impersonating a notary public or a holder of a professional or occupational license.","body":"(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if the person does any of the following:\n(1) falsely pretends to hold the office of notary public within this Commonwealth or to hold a professional or occupational license issued by a licensing board; and\n(2) performs any action in furtherance of this false pretense.\n(b) Grading.--\n(1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2) or (3), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree.\n(2) If the intent of the actor is to harm, defraud or injure anyone, an offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.\n(3) If the intent of the actor is to impersonate a doctor of medicine and, in so doing, the actor provides medical advice or treatment to another person as a patient, regardless of whether or not the other person suffers harm from the medical advice or treatment, an offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE E OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 49 FALSIFICATION AND INTIMIDATION","SUBCHAPTER A PERJURY AND FALSIFICATION IN OFFICIAL MATTERS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=49\u0026sctn=13\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"179849f6e09ec88163fa08942e090632fd723a5eb500ed9485e4bc0ad3db2b13","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-4912","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-4914"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}