75 Pa. C.S. § 6303

Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-111
Section 6303 - Rights and liabilities of minors
(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), any person over the age of 16 years charged with the violation of any provisions of this title constituting a summary offense shall have all the rights of an adult and may be prosecuted under the provisions of this title in the same manner as an adult.
(b) Exception.--No person shall be sentenced to a term of imprisonment for a violation of any provisions of this title constituting a summary offense committed while the person was under the age of 18 years.

75 Pa.C.S. § 6303

1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1, effective 7/1/1977. Amended 2004, Nov. 29, P.L. 1369, No. 177, § 5, imd. effective.