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§ 506. Use of force for the protection of other persons

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and OffensesEffective: August 29, 2011

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Part I. Preliminary Provisions
Chapter 5. General Principles of Justification (Refs & Annos)
Effective: August 29, 2011
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 506
§ 506. Use of force for the protection of other persons
Currentness
(a) General rule.--The use of force upon or toward the person of another is justifiable to protect a third person when:
(1) the actor would be justified under section 505 (relating to use of force in self-protection) in using such force to protect himself against the injury he believes to be threatened to the person whom he seeks to protect;
(2) under the circumstances as the actor believes them to be, the person whom he seeks to protect would be justified in using such protective force; and
(3) the actor believes that his intervention is necessary for the protection of such other person.
(b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the actor is not obliged to retreat to any greater extent than the person whom he seeks to protect.

Credits

1972, Dec. 6, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, effective June 6, 1973. Amended 2011, June 28, P.L. 48, No. 10, § 3, effective in 60 days [Aug. 29, 2011].
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 506, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 506
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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