Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6503 (2026)

  Posting advertisements on property of another.

✓ current as of May 2026
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§ 6503.  Posting advertisements on property of another.

(a)  Offense defined.--A person is guilty of a summary offense if he pastes, paints, brands or stamps or in any manner whatsoever places upon or attaches to any building, fence, bridge, gate, outbuilding or other object, upon the grounds of any charitable, educational or penal institution of the Commonwealth, or upon any property belonging to the Commonwealth government, any political subdivision, or municipal or local authority, any written, printed, painted or other advertisement, bill, notice, sign or poster, or pastes, paints, brands, stamps or in any manner whatsoever places upon, or attaches to any building, fence, bridge, gate, outbuilding or property of another, whether within or without the limits of a highway, any written, printed, painted or other advertisement, bill, notice, sign, card or poster, without first having obtained the written consent of the owner, or tenant lawfully in possession or occupancy thereof.

(b)  Exception.--Subsection (a) of this section shall not prevent the posting or placing of any notice required by law or order of court, nor to prevent the posting or placing of any notice particularly concerning or pertaining to premises upon which the same is so posted or placed.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1984–2001 · leading case: Kosta v. Connolly, 709 F. Supp. 592 (E.D. Pa. 1989).
Kosta v. Connolly, 709 F. Supp. 592 (E.D. Pa. 1989). · cites it 3× “The next day Mayor Connolly allegedly instructed defendant Chief of Police George Souder to cite plaintiffs for violating 18 Pa. Cons. Stat.Ann. § 6503(a) (Purdon 1983) which provides as follows: A person is guilty of a summary offense if he pastes, paints, brands or stamps or…”
In re Condemnation by West Chester Area Sch. Dist., 50 Pa. D. & C.4th 449 (2001). “for every type of ticket____” Finally, the Crimes Code, 18 Pa.C.S. §6503, entitled “Posting advertisements on the property of another” defines the summary offense to be “posting], paint[ing], branding] or stamp[ing] in any matter.”
Commonwealth v. Swartz, 31 Pa. D. & C.3d 418 (1984). “…Pa.C.S. §2101. . 18 Pa.C.S. §4323. . 18 Pa.C.S. §4912. . 18 Pa.C.S. §4109. . 18 Pa.C.S. §5110. . 18 Pa.C.S. §6306. . 18 Pa.C.S. §6503. . 18 Pa.C.S. §6703.”
— 18 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6503(a) — 1 case
Kosta v. Connolly, 709 F. Supp. 592 (E.D. Pa. 1989). “The next day Mayor Connolly allegedly instructed defendant Chief of Police George Souder to cite plaintiffs for violating 18 Pa. Cons. Stat.Ann. § 6503(a) (Purdon 1983) which provides as follows: A person is guilty of a summary offense if he pastes, paints, brands or stamps or…”
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