{"data":{"id":"us-pa/75-pa.c.s.-6303","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"75 Pa.C.S. § 6303","heading":"Rights and liabilities of minors.","body":"(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any person over the age of 16 years charged with the violation of any provisions of this title constituting a summary offense shall have all the rights of an adult and may be prosecuted under the provisions of this title in the same manner as an adult.\n(b) Exception.--No person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a violation of any provisions of this title constituting a summary offense committed while the person was under the age of 18 years.","path":["Title 75 - VEHICLES","PART V ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT","CHAPTER 63 ENFORCEMENT","SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=75\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=63\u0026sctn=3\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 75 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:35:49Z","sha256":"b167c587e34d26673ccbfacfbc204845aff5e5fa5c0d343c6211bb171dd9af5f","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/75-pa.c.s.-6302","next":"us-pa/75-pa.c.s.-6304"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}