§ 7512. Criminal use of communication facility
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7512
§ 7512. Criminal use of communication facility
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits a felony of the third degree if that person uses a communication facility to commit, cause or facilitate the commission or the attempt thereof of any crime which constitutes a felony under this title or under the act of April 14, 1972 (P.L. 233, No. 64),1 known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act. Every instance where the communication facility is utilized constitutes a separate offense under this section.
(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term “communication facility” means a public or private instrumentality used or useful in the transmission of signs, signals, writing, images, sounds, data or intelligence of any nature transmitted in whole or in part, including, but not limited to, telephone, wire, radio, electromagnetic, photoelectronic or photo-optical systems or the mail.
Credits
1998, Dec. 21, P.L. 1240, No. 157, § 3, effective in 60 days.
Footnotes
35 P.S. § 780-101 et seq.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7512, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 7512
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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