MISDEMEANORs
What is considered a misdemeanor in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania recognizes three different degrees of misdemeanors. While a first-degree misdemeanor (M1) is the most severe misdemeanor, a third-degree misdemeanor (M3) is the least severe charge in this category.
Examples of misdemeanor offenses include:
- Access device fraud
- Criminal trespass
- Endangering a child’s welfare
- Forgery
- Identity theft less than $2,000
- Indecent exposure with persons under age 16 present
- Involuntary manslaughter
- Patronizing prostitutes (4th offense)
- Possession of a weapon on school property
- Prostitution (fourth or subsequent offense)
- Retail theft between $250 and $999.99
- Sexual extortion
- Simple assault against a child under 12 by a person 18 years or older
- Stalking
- Tampering with records
- Terroristic threats
- Theft valued over $200
- Trademark counterfeiting
- Unlawful dissemination of a minor’s intimate image
- Unlicensed firearm carry
- Abuse of a corpse
- Bad checks between $500 and $999.99
- Bigamy
- Commercial bribery
- Criminal mischief
- Evidence fabrication or tampering
- False implication in a police report
- False police reports
- Indecent exposure
- Institutional vandalism
- Insults at the national flag
- Patronizing a prostitute (third offense)
- Prostitution (third offense)
- Recklessly endangering another
- Retail theft less than $150
- Simple assault
- Strangulation
- Theft with values between $50 and $199.99
- Unlawful dissemination of an adult’s intimate image
- Witness retaliation
- Animal neglect
- Bad checks between $200 and $499.99
- Criminal mischief over $500
- Criminal trespass for refusal to leave on orders
- Desecration of a flag
- Device theft
- Disorderly conduct
- False identification
- Fictitious police reports
- Invasion of privacy
- Loitering and prowling at nighttime
- Nonpayment of wages less than $2,000
- Obstructing emergency services
- Online stalking
- Patronizing a prostitute (first or second offense)
- Prostitution (first or second offense)
- Simple assault where both parties consent
- Tampering with fire hydrants
- Theft under $50
- Using a fake ID to buy alcohol
What are the penalties for a misdemeanor in Pennsylvania?
Penalties for a misdemeanor vary based on the degree of the offense. The maximum penalty for this conviction is five years in prison and/or up to $10,000 in fines.
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