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§ 2504. Involuntary manslaughter

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Definition of Specific Offenses (Refs & Annos)
Article B. Offenses Involving Danger to the Person (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 25. Criminal Homicide (Refs & Annos)
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2504
§ 2504. Involuntary manslaughter
Currentness
(a) General rule.--A person is guilty of involuntary manslaughter when as a direct result of the doing of an unlawful act in a reckless or grossly negligent manner, or the doing of a lawful act in a reckless or grossly negligent manner, he causes the death of another person.
(b) Grading.--Involuntary manslaughter is a misdemeanor of the first degree. Where the victim is under 12 years of age and is in the care, custody or control of the person who caused the death, involuntary manslaughter is a felony of the second degree.

Credits

1972, Dec. 6, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, effective June 6, 1973; Amended 1995, July 6, P.L. 251, No. 31, § 1, effective in 60 days.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2504, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2504
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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