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2010 Pennsylvania Code
Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Chapter 51 - Obstructing Governmental Operations
5104 - Resisting arrest or other law enforcement.

     § 5104.  Resisting arrest or other law enforcement.
        A person commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, with
     the intent of preventing a public servant from effecting a
     lawful arrest or discharging any other duty, the person creates
     a substantial risk of bodily injury to the public servant or
     anyone else, or employs means justifying or requiring
     substantial force to overcome the resistance.

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