(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree if he knowingly or recklessly takes or entices any committed person away from lawful custody when he is not privileged to do so.
(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "committed person" means, in addition to anyone committed under judicial warrant, any orphan, neglected or delinquent child, mentally disabled person, or other dependent or incapacitated person entrusted to the custody of another by or through a recognized social agency or otherwise by authority of law.
(Apr. 16, 1992, P.L.108, No.24, eff. 60 days)
1992 Amendment. Act 24 amended subsec. (b).
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Section 2902 - Unlawful restraint
Section 2903 - False imprisonment
Section 2904 - Interference with custody of children
Section 2905 - Interference with custody of committed persons
Section 2906 - Criminal coercion
Section 2907 - Disposition of ransom
Section 2908 - Missing children
Section 2909 - Concealment of whereabouts of a child
Section 2910 - Luring a child into a motor vehicle or structure