Pennsylvania law § 5108 restricts imprisonment for debt, stating that debtors cannot be imprisoned if they have not been presumed to commit fraud and have surrendered their estate for creditors' benefit. Additionally, civil arrests are generally prohibited unless for fines, penalties, contempt, or preventing departure from the state. Repealed sections related to sovereign immunity and damages limitations are now incorporated into Chapter 85 of the title.
No, Pennsylvania law generally prohibits imprisoning debtors unless there is a strong presumption of fraud, and the debtor has surrendered their estate for creditors' benefit.
Civil arrests are generally not permitted in Pennsylvania for unpaid debts, except in cases involving fines, penalties, contempt, or preventing a person from leaving the state.
Those laws were repealed in 1980 and are now incorporated into Chapter 85 of Pennsylvania's Title 42.
They are now contained in Chapter 85 of Pennsylvania's Title 42, following the repeal of sections 5110 and 5111 in 1980.