2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 25 - ELECTIONS
Chapter 17 - Penalties
Section 1709 - Law enforcement assistance
§ 1709. Law enforcement assistance.
A law enforcement officer who, upon demand of any commissioner or inspector of registration or of the secretary, fails to render demanded assistance in the maintenance of peace and in the making of arrests without warrant as provided in this part or who intentionally hinders or attempts to hinder any commissioner, inspector of registration or the secretary in the performance of a duty commits a misdemeanor of the second degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $5,000 or to imprisonment for not more than two years, or both.
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