{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5104","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 5104","heading":"Resisting arrest or other law enforcement.","body":"A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, with the intent of preventing a public servant from effecting a lawful arrest or discharging any other duty, the person creates a substantial risk of bodily injury to the public servant or anyone else, or employs means justifying or requiring substantial force to overcome the resistance.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE E OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 51 OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS","SUBCHAPTER A DEFINITION OF OFFENSES GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=51\u0026sctn=4\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"2192d152299f872645c98c5dfa79fdb1488575452a62c0e48b543fc09ac8714f","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5103.1","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5104.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}