34 Pa.C.S. § 924

This is the official text of 34 Pa.C.S. § 924, part of Pennsylvania’s Pa.C.S — part of the compiled statutory law of Pennsylvania, published by the state as "Pa.C.S." Browse the sections below, each linked to its official government source.

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Liability for actions of others.

Official statutory text

(a) General rule.--A person who causes an unlawful act to be done by another person which, if directly performed by the person causing the unlawful act would be in violation of this title, is punishable as a principal.

(b) Exclusion.--A landowner who allows or grants permission to a person to take game or wildlife on the landowner's property shall not be liable under this section for an unlawful act committed by that person unless the landowner willfully aids, abets, assists, attempts or conspires in the commission of the unlawful act. (Nov. 1, 2013, P.L.674, No.83, eff. imd.)

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