§ 3012. Involuntary servitude.
(a) Offense defined.--A person commits a felony of the first degree if the person knowingly, through any
of the means described in subsection (b), subjects an individual to labor servitude
or sexual servitude, except where the conduct is permissible under Federal or State
law other than this chapter.
(b) Means of subjecting an individual to involuntary servitude.--A person may subject an individual to involuntary servitude through any of the following
means:
(1) Causing or threatening to cause serious harm to any individual.
(2) Physically restraining or threatening to physically restrain another individual.
(3) Kidnapping or attempting to kidnap any individual.
(4) Abusing or threatening to abuse the legal process.
(5) Taking or retaining the individual's personal property or real property as a means
of coercion.
(6) Engaging in unlawful conduct with respect to documents, as defined in section 3014
(relating to unlawful conduct regarding documents).
(7) Extortion.
(8) Fraud.
(9) Criminal coercion, as defined in section 2906 (relating to criminal coercion).
(10) Duress, through the use of or threat to use unlawful force against the person or another.
(11) Debt coercion.
(12) Facilitating or controlling the individual's access to a controlled substance.
(13) Using any scheme, plan or pattern intended to cause the individual to believe that,
if the individual does not perform the labor, services, acts or performances, that
individual or another individual will suffer serious harm or physical restraint.
Cross References. Section 3012 is referred to in sections 3001, 3018, 3021, 3064, 5708, 9158 of this
title; section 6704 of Title 23 (Domestic Relations); sections 5551, 5552, 9720.2,
9799.14 of Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure); section 6139 of Title 61 (Prisons
and Parole).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in
16
cases (
10 in the last 5 years), 2015–2026 · leading case:
Com. v. Rivera, H., 312 A.3d 366 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024).
Com. v. Rivera, H., 312 A.3d 366 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024).
· cites it 3× “§ 3011(a)(1) and (2) and sexual servitude pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012 as tier-one and tier-two offenses, respectively, under subchapter H of SORNA); id.”
Commonwealth v. Brockington-Winchester, 205 A.3d 1279 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019).
· cites it 2× “18 Pa.C.S. § 3012(a), (b)(5). "A person commits an attempt when, with intent to commit a specific crime, he does any act which constitutes a substantial step toward the commission of that crime.”
Commonwealth v. Kimmel, 125 A.3d 1272 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2015).
“§ 3011; 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012; 18 Pa. C.S. § 3013; 18 Pa.”
Com. v. Rivera, H., 2024 Pa. Super. 48 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024).
· cites it 3× “§ 3011(a)(1) and (2) and sexual servitude pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012 as tier-one and tier-two offenses, respectively, under subchapter H of SORNA); id.”
Com. v. Dietrich, C. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021).
· cites it 4× “Whether the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to support [Appellant’s] conviction for involuntary servitude in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012, where the Commonwealth failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim was subjected to involuntary servitude by…”
Com. v. I.B. Pearson (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017).
“Section 3012 provides that a person commits a felony of the first degree “if the person knowingly… subjects an individual to labor servitude or sexual servitude….”
Com. v. Roach, D. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020).
“On March 13, 2018, Appellant gave Henson his attorney’s contact ____________________________________________ 1 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012(a), 3011(a)(1), 3011(a)(2), 5902(b)(1), 5902(b)(3), 5902(b)(5), 5902(b)(6), 5902(d), and 903(c) respectively.”
Com. v. Collins, R. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2022).
“18 Pa.C.S. § 3012(a)-(b). Based on our review of the record, we discern no abuse of discretion or error of law in the trial court’s ruling.”
Com. v. Roach, D. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2023).
“318 Pa.C.S. §§ 3012(a), 3011(a)(1), 3011(a)(2), 5902(b)(1), 5902(b)(3), 5902(b)(5), 5902(b)(6), 5902(d), 903(c), and 4952(a)(3), respectively.”
Castillo Chaidez v. Hemphill (E.D. Pa. 2019).
“§1589 (a)(3); 18 Pa. C.S. § 3012(b)(4). The interests protected by these statutes are similar to the interests protected by 42 U.”
Reed v. Mount Carmel Area Sch. Dist. (M.D. Penn. 2023).
“§ 2011(b); involuntary servitude as it relates to sexual servitude, 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012; rape, 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121; statutory sexual assault, 18 Pa.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3012(a) — 7 cases
Commonwealth v. Brockington-Winchester, 205 A.3d 1279 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019).
“18 Pa.C.S. § 3012(a), (b)(5). "A person commits an attempt when, with intent to commit a specific crime, he does any act which constitutes a substantial step toward the commission of that crime.”
Com. v. Dietrich, C. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021).
“Whether the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to support [Appellant’s] conviction for involuntary servitude in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012, where the Commonwealth failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim was subjected to involuntary servitude by…”
Com. v. I.B. Pearson (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2017).
“Section 3012 provides that a person commits a felony of the first degree “if the person knowingly… subjects an individual to labor servitude or sexual servitude….”
Com. v. Roach, D. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2020).
“On March 13, 2018, Appellant gave Henson his attorney’s contact ____________________________________________ 1 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012(a), 3011(a)(1), 3011(a)(2), 5902(b)(1), 5902(b)(3), 5902(b)(5), 5902(b)(6), 5902(d), and 903(c) respectively.”
Com. v. Collins, R. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2022).
“18 Pa.C.S. § 3012(a)-(b). Based on our review of the record, we discern no abuse of discretion or error of law in the trial court’s ruling.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3012(b)(1) — 1 case
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3012(b)(13) — 2 cases
Com. v. Rivera, H., 312 A.3d 366 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024).
“§ 3011(a)(1) and (2) and sexual servitude pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012 as tier-one and tier-two offenses, respectively, under subchapter H of SORNA); id.”
Com. v. Rivera, H., 2024 Pa. Super. 48 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024).
“§ 3011(a)(1) and (2) and sexual servitude pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012 as tier-one and tier-two offenses, respectively, under subchapter H of SORNA); id.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3012(b)(3) — 1 case
Com. v. Dietrich, C. (Pa. Super. Ct. 2021).
“Whether the evidence was insufficient as a matter of law to support [Appellant’s] conviction for involuntary servitude in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012, where the Commonwealth failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the victim was subjected to involuntary servitude by…”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3012(b)(4) — 1 case
Castillo Chaidez v. Hemphill (E.D. Pa. 2019).
“§1589 (a)(3); 18 Pa. C.S. § 3012(b)(4). The interests protected by these statutes are similar to the interests protected by 42 U.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3012(b)(5) — 3 cases
Com. v. Rivera, H., 312 A.3d 366 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024).
“§ 3011(a)(1) and (2) and sexual servitude pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012 as tier-one and tier-two offenses, respectively, under subchapter H of SORNA); id.”
Commonwealth v. Brockington-Winchester, 205 A.3d 1279 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2019).
“18 Pa.C.S. § 3012(a), (b)(5). "A person commits an attempt when, with intent to commit a specific crime, he does any act which constitutes a substantial step toward the commission of that crime.”
Com. v. Rivera, H., 2024 Pa. Super. 48 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2024).
“§ 3011(a)(1) and (2) and sexual servitude pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S. § 3012 as tier-one and tier-two offenses, respectively, under subchapter H of SORNA); id.”
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