1. (a) Offense defined.— A person commits an offense if the person does any of the following:

   1. (1) falsely pretends to hold the office of notary public within this Commonwealth or to hold a professional or occupational license issued by a licensing board; and
   2. (2) performs any action in furtherance of this false pretense.

2. (b) Grading.—

   1. (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2) or (3), an offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the second degree.
   2. (2) If the intent of the actor is to harm, defraud or injure anyone, an offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

   3. (3) If the intent of the actor is to impersonate a doctor of medicine and, in so doing, the actor provides medical advice or treatment to another person as a patient, regardless of whether or not the other person suffers harm from the medical advice or treatment, an offense under this section is a misdemeanor of the first degree.

      Cross References. Section 4913 is referred to in section 323 of Title 57 (Notaries Public).

(Mar. 21, 1996, P.L.35, No.11, eff. 60 days; Mar. 22, 2010, P.L.144, No.12, eff. 60 days; June 26, 2015, P.L.32, No.10, eff. 60 days)

2015 Amendment. Act 10 amended subsec. (b)(1) and added subsec. (b)(3).