{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5126","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 5126","heading":"Flight to avoid apprehension, trial or punishment.","body":"(a) Offense defined.--A person who willfully conceals himself or moves or travels within or outside this Commonwealth with the intent to avoid apprehension, trial or punishment commits a felony of the third degree when the crime which he has been charged with or has been convicted of is a felony and commits a misdemeanor of the second degree when the crime which he has been charged with or has been convicted of is a misdemeanor.\n(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to a person set at liberty by court order who fails to appear at the time or place specified in the order.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE E OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION","CHAPTER 51 OBSTRUCTING GOVERNMENTAL OPERATIONS","SUBCHAPTER B ESCAPE"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=51\u0026sctn=26\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"02597510891332ace08b96f0d2e5fb66b555dc329490070e1a286dfa52f6d78d","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5125","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}