Pennsylvania § 8340.12 - Declaration of policy.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 8340.12 — Declaration of policy., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 8340.12. Declaration of policy.
The General Assembly finds and declares as follows:
(1) There has been a disturbing increase in lawsuits brought primarily to chill the valid exercise of protected public expression.
(2) It is in the public interest to encourage continued participation in matters of public significance. This participation should not be chilled through abuse of the judicial process.
(3) This subchapter:
(i) grants immunity to those groups or parties exercising the rights to protected public expression; and
(ii) awards attorney fees to parties that are forced to defend against meritless claims arising from the exercise of the rights to protected public expression.
(4) Broad construction of this subchapter will implement the goals under paragraphs (2) and (3).
Source: official Pennsylvania text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 8340.12 ("Declaration of policy.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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