18 Pa. C.S. § 5501 : Consolidated Statutes — CRIMES AND OFFENSES — DEFINITION OF SPECIFIC OFFENSES — OFFENSES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER AND DECENCY — RIOT, DISORDERLY CONDUCT AND RELATED OFFENSES — DEFINITION OF OFFENSES GENERALLY — Riot TEXT PDF A person is guilty of riot, a felony of the third degree, if he participates with two or more others in a course of disorderly conduct: (1) with intent to commit or facilitate the commission of a felony or misdemeanor; (2) with intent to prevent or coerce official action; or (3) when the actor or any other participant to the knowledge of the actor uses or plans to use a firearm or other deadly weapon. 18 Pa.C.S. § 5501 1972, Dec. 6, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, effective 6/6/1973.