Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

30 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 906 (2026)

Fleeing or attempting to elude an officer.

✓ current as of May 2026

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§ 906. Fleeing or attempting to elude an officer.

(a) General rule.--A person who has been given a visual or audible signal to stop by a person authorized to enforce this title and who willfully fails or refuses to bring his vehicle or boat to a stop or who otherwise flees or attempts to elude a pursuing officer or enforcement vehicle or boat commits a summary offense of the first degree.

(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term "visual or audible signal" includes a signal by hand, sign, voice, emergency lights, horn or siren.

(Dec. 22, 1989, P.L.735, No.102, eff. Jan. 1, 1990)

1989 Amendment. Act 102 added section 906.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 2009–2009 · leading case: United States v. Roseboro, 551 F.3d 226 (4th Cir. 2009).

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United States v. Roseboro, 551 F.3d 226 (4th Cir. 2009). · cites it 2× “540 (requiring the state to prove that the defendant knowingly fled or attempted to flee a pursuing police officer); 30 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 906(a) ("A person who has been given a visual or audible signal to stop by a person authorized to enforce this title and who willfully…”

— 30 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 906(a) — 1 case

United States v. Roseboro, 551 F.3d 226 (4th Cir. 2009). “540 (requiring the state to prove that the defendant knowingly fled or attempted to flee a pursuing police officer); 30 Pa. Cons. Stat. Ann. § 906(a) ("A person who has been given a visual or audible signal to stop by a person authorized to enforce this title and who willfully…”

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