{"data":{"id":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5803","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"51 Pa.C.S. § 5803","heading":"Grading of offenses.","body":"(a) Felonies.--A conviction by general court-martial for any military offense for which an accused may receive a sentence of confinement for more than one year is the equivalent of a felony offense.\n(b) Misdemeanors.--Except for convictions by a summary court-martial, all other military offenses are the equivalents of misdemeanors.\n(c) Noncriminal.--Any conviction by a summary court-martial is not a criminal conviction.","path":["Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS","PART IV MILITARY JUSTICE","CHAPTER 58 SENTENCES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=51\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=58\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 51 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:58Z","sha256":"6023d14a8d59572f7d41b00cc74b478c20df07b8bc0517ebb3a49ed8cd7c7a01","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5802","next":"us-pa/51-pa.c.s.-5804"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}