{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-502","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 502","heading":"Justification a defense.","body":"In any prosecution based on conduct which is justifiable under this chapter, justification is a defense.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART I PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 5 GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF JUSTIFICATION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=5\u0026sctn=2\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"3cce74ce51fbce7b847f3fbfcc24dabc1cae2d004d08374bfdb2c929e586808c","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-501","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-503"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}