Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3102 (2026)

Obedience to authorized persons directing traffic.

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§ 3102. Obedience to authorized persons directing traffic.

No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of:

(1) any uniformed police officer, sheriff or constable or, in an emergency, a railroad or street railway police officer;

(2) any appropriately attired person, including an agent or employee of the funeral director during a funeral, authorized to direct, control or regulate traffic;

(3) any employee who has been trained in traffic control by a licensed and insured private security company and who is acting in the scope of employment; or

(4) any driver of a certified escort vehicle as defined under section 3108 (relating to drivers of certified escort vehicles) and who is acting in the capacity as a driver of a certified escort vehicle.

(Aug. 5, 1991, P.L.238, No.26, eff. imd.; Dec. 22, 1993, P.L.561, No.81, eff. 60 days; June 26, 2001, P.L.734, No.75, eff. 60 days; Oct. 30, 2015, P.L.216, No.55, eff. 60 days)

Cross References. Section 3102 is referred to in sections 1535, 3326, 3327 of this title.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Just., S., Aplt. v. Trooper Lombardo, 208 A.3d 1057 (Pa. 2019).

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Just., S., Aplt. v. Trooper Lombardo, 208 A.3d 1057 (Pa. 2019). · cites it 4× “See 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 3102, 3111. 2 Instantly, Trooper Lombardo initially suggested to Ms.”

Commonwealth v. Leet, 641 A.2d 299 (Pa. 1994). · cites it 2× “See 75 Pa.C.S. § 3102 ("No person shall willfully fail or refuse to comply with any lawful order or direction of any uniformed police officer, sheriff .”

Commonwealth v. Leet, 585 A.2d 1033 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1991). · cites it 2× “See: 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 3102, 6309, 6310. [6] We do not restrict the powers of the sheriff except as herein set forth.”

Com. v. Wiggs, S., 2025 Pa. Super. 29 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2025). “§ 1376(b)(1), (5) (listing individually “[l]ocal police officers” and “[c]onstables or deputy constables” as those who may be delegated the authority to seize surrendered registration plates); 75 Pa.C.S. § 3102 (requiring compliance with the traffic direction of “any uniformed…”

Just., S., Aplt. v. Trooper Lombardo (Pa. 2019). “] 75 Pa.C.S. § 3102(1). § 3111. Obedience to traffic-control devices (a) General rule.”

— 75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3102(1) — 2 cases

Just., S., Aplt. v. Trooper Lombardo, 208 A.3d 1057 (Pa. 2019). “See 75 Pa.C.S. §§ 3102, 3111. 2 Instantly, Trooper Lombardo initially suggested to Ms.”

Just., S., Aplt. v. Trooper Lombardo (Pa. 2019). “] 75 Pa.C.S. § 3102(1). § 3111. Obedience to traffic-control devices (a) General rule.”

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