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§ 6303. Rights and liabilities of minors

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: November 29, 2004

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Part V. Administration and Enforcement
Chapter 63. Enforcement
Subchapter A. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: November 29, 2004
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6303
§ 6303. Rights and liabilities of minors
Currentness
(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.
(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.

Credits

1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1, effective July 1, 1977. Amended 2004, Nov. 29, P.L. 1369, No. 177, § 5, imd. effective.
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6303, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6303
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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