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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits an offense if the person does any of the following:
(1) falsely pretends to hold the office of notary public within this Commonwealth or to hold a professional or occupational license issued by a licensing board; and
(2) performs any action in furtherance of this false pretense.
(b) Grading.--
(1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2) or (3), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree.
(2) If the intent of the actor is to harm, defraud or injure anyone, an offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(3) If the intent of the actor is to impersonate a doctor of medicine and, in so doing, the actor provides medical advice or treatment to another person as a patient, regardless of whether or not the other person suffers harm from the medical advice or treatment, an offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses § 4913. Impersonating a notary public or a holder of a professional or occupational license - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-18-pacsa-crimes-and-offenses/pa-csa-sect-18-4913/
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