# 18 Pa.C.S. § 5501: Riot

> Pennsylvania · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5501

## Section

- **Citation:** 18 Pa.C.S. § 5501
- **Heading:** Riot
- **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** PA Code / Title 18 / Chapter 55 / Section 5501

## Text

A person is guilty of riot, a felony of the third degree, if he participates with two or more others in a course of disorderly conduct:

(1) with intent to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony or misdemeanor;

(2) with intent to prevent or coerce official action; or

(3) when the actor or any other participant to the knowledge of the actor uses or plans to use a firearm or other deadly weapon. Cross References. Section 5501 is referred to in section 6105 of this title.

## Nearby sections

- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5501 Riot.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5501.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5502 Failure of disorderly persons to disperse upon official order.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5502.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5503 Disorderly conduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5503.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5504 Harassment and stalking by communication or address (Repealed).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5504.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5505 Public drunkenness and similar misconduct.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5505.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5506 Loitering and prowling at night time.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5506.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5507 Obstructing highways and other public passages.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5507.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5508 Disrupting meetings and processions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5508.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5509 Desecration, theft or sale of venerated objects.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5509.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5510 Abuse of corpse.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5510.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5511 Cruelty to animals (Repealed).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5511.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5511.1 Live animals as prizes prohibited (Repealed).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5511.1.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5511.2 Police animals (Repealed).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5511.2.md)
- [18 Pa.C.S. § 5511.3 Assault with a biological agent on animal, fowl or honey bees (Repealed).](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T18_C55_S5511.3.md)

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