(a) Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree if he operates the automobile, airplane, motorcycle, motorboat, or other motor-propelled vehicle of another without consent of the owner.
(b) Defense.--It is a defense to prosecution under this section that the actor reasonably believed that the owner would have consented to the operation had he known of it.
Cross References. Section 3928 is referred to in section 3903 of this title; section 5552 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure).
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Chapter 39 - Theft and Related Offenses
Section 3902 - Consolidation of theft offenses
Section 3903 - Grading of theft offenses
Section 3904 - Arrest without warrant
Section 3921 - Theft by unlawful taking or disposition
Section 3922 - Theft by deception
Section 3922.1 - Financial exploitation of an older adult or care-dependent person
Section 3923 - Theft by extortion
Section 3924 - Theft of property lost, mislaid, or delivered by mistake
Section 3925 - Receiving stolen property
Section 3926 - Theft of services
Section 3927 - Theft by failure to make required disposition of funds received
Section 3928 - Unauthorized use of automobiles and other vehicles
Section 3929.1 - Library theft
Section 3929.2 - Unlawful possession of retail or library theft instruments
Section 3929.3 - Organized retail theft
Section 3930 - Theft of trade secrets
Section 3931 - Theft of unpublished dramas and musical compositions
Section 3932 - Theft of leased property
Section 3933 - Unlawful use of computer (Repealed)
Section 3934 - Theft from a motor vehicle