{"data":{"id":"us-pa/25-pa.c.s.-1702","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"25 Pa.C.S. § 1702","heading":"Registration.","body":"(a) Improper.--A registrar, commissioner or clerk who knowingly registers or permits the registration of an applicant not lawfully entitled to be registered commits a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.\n(b) Denial.--A registrar, commissioner or clerk who, without reasonable cause, refuses to register a qualified elector lawfully entitled to be registered commits a misdemeanor of the first degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $10,000 or to imprisonment for not more than five years, or both.","path":["Title 25 - ELECTIONS","PART IV VOTER REGISTRATION","CHAPTER 17 PENALTIES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=25\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=17\u0026sctn=2\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2024-03-06 (Statute Update stamp, 25 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:53Z","sha256":"a5de23b808e92b641a7d66c7d2bdeac2765c0dea3ae62dff271fd3f213740243","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/25-pa.c.s.-1701","next":"us-pa/25-pa.c.s.-1703"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}