18 Pa. C.S. § 5301 : Consolidated Statutes — CRIMES AND OFFENSES — DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION — ABUSE OF OFFICE — Official oppression TEXT PDF A person acting or purporting to act in an official capacity or taking advantage of such actual or purported capacity commits a misdemeanor of the second degree if, knowing that his conduct is illegal, he: (1) subjects another to arrest, detention, search, seizure, mistreatment, dispossession, assessment, lien or other infringement of personal or property rights; or (2) denies or impedes another in the exercise or enjoyment of any right, privilege, power or immunity. 18 Pa.C.S. § 5301 1972, Dec. 6, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, effective 6/6/1973.