Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2712 (2026)

Assault on sports official.

✓ current as of May 2026

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§ 2712. Assault on sports official.

(a) Offense defined.--A person who violates section 2701 (relating to simple assault), where the victim is a sports official who was assaulted during a sports event or was assaulted as a result of his or her official acts as a sports official, is guilty of assault on a sports official.

(b) Grading.--Assault on a sports official is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

(c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this subsection:

"Sports event." Any interscholastic athletic activity in a junior high school, high school, college or university in this Commonwealth or any other organized athletic activity in this Commonwealth, including a professional or semiprofessional event.

"Sports official." A person at a sports event who enforces the rules of the event, such as an umpire or referee, or a person who supervises the participants, such as a coach. The term includes a trainer, team attendant, game manager, athletic director, assistant athletic director, president, dean, headmaster, principal and assistant principal of a school, college or university.

(Feb. 14, 1990, P.L.54, No.7, eff. imd.)

1990 Amendment. Act 7 added section 2712.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2013–2013 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Hunter, 60 A.3d 156 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2013).

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Commonwealth v. Hunter, 60 A.3d 156 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2013). “18 Pa.C.S. § 2712(a)(1). . 18 Pa.C.S. § 4304(a)(1).”

— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2712(a)(1) — 1 case

Commonwealth v. Hunter, 60 A.3d 156 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2013). “18 Pa.C.S. § 2712(a)(1). . 18 Pa.C.S. § 4304(a)(1).”

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