Pennsylvania Statutes § 3529 Assault and battery at polls
Statute Text
Any person who shall unlawfully strike, wound or commit an assault and battery upon the person of any elector at or near the polling place during the time of any primary or election, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, and, upon conviction thereof, shall be sentenced to pay a fine not exceeding ten thousand ($10,000) dollars, or to undergo an imprisonment of not more than five (5) years, or both, in the discretion of the court.
History
1937, June 3, P.L. 1333, art. XVIII, § 1829. Amended 1998, Feb. 13, P.L. 72, No. 18, § 18, imd. effective.
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