{"data":{"id":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5501","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"18 Pa.C.S. § 5501","heading":"Riot.","body":"A person is guilty of riot, a felony of the third degree, if he participates with two or more others in a course of disorderly conduct:\n(1) with intent to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony or misdemeanor;\n(2) with intent to prevent or coerce official action; or\n(3) when the actor or any other participant to the knowledge of the actor uses or plans to use a firearm or other deadly weapon.","path":["Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES","PART II DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES","ARTICLE F OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCY","CHAPTER 55 RIOT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED OFFENSES","SUBCHAPTER A DEFINITION OF OFFENSES GENERALLY"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=18\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=55\u0026sctn=1\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 18 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:28Z","sha256":"424bfc750060003b145c74055bc045ee6f0d0dac3dd139617649562c2e2a915d","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5303","next":"us-pa/18-pa.c.s.-5502"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}