Senate Bill 1452 Printer's Number 1932

PENNSYLVANIA, September 24 - PRINTER'S NO. 1932

THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

SENATE BILL

No.

1452

Session of

2026

INTRODUCED BY COLLETT, KIM, KEARNEY, CAPPELLETTI, COSTA,

SCHWANK, KANE AND STREET, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026

REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, SEPTEMBER 24, 2026

AN ACT

Amending Title 18 (Crimes and Offenses) of the Pennsylvania

Consolidated Statutes, in abuse of office, providing for the

offense of interference with a criminal investigation by a

government official.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Title 18 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:

§ 5304. Interference with a criminal investigation by a

government official.

(a) Offense defined.--A government official commits an

offense if the government official, during a criminal

investigation, does any of the following:

(1) intentionally obstructs, impairs, prevents or

attempts to prevent by force, violence, physical

interference, deceit, breach of official duty or any other

unlawful act, a law enforcement officer from accessing,

locating, securing, reviewing, copying, testing or preserving

evidence;

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