Moral turpitude includes the following:
- That element of personal misconduct in the private and social duties which a person owes to his fellow human beings or to society in general, which characterizes the act done as an act of baseness, vileness or depravity, and contrary to the accepted and customary rule of right and duty between two human beings.
- Conduct done knowingly contrary to justice, honesty or good morals.
- Intentional, knowing or reckless conduct causing bodily injury to another or intentional, knowing or reckless conduct which, by physical menace, puts another in fear of imminent serious bodily injury.
22 Pa. Code §237.9(a). In determining whether any specific crime meets the definition of moral turpitude, the Commission is restricted to a review of the elements of the crime juxtaposed against the above-definition of moral turpitude. The Commission cannot consider the underlying facts that led to the conviction. Crimes that the Commission previously has concluded meet the definition of moral turpitude include, but are not limited to:
- Access Device Fraud
- Aggravated Sexual Battery (PA)
- Bank Robbery
- Battery (CA)
- Bribery in Official & Political Matters
- Burglary
- Carnal Knowledge of a Child Between Thirteen and Fifteen Years of Age (VA)
- Child Abuse (MD)
- Child Pornography (Fed/Other Jurisdictions)
- Coercion and Enticement of a Minor (Fed)
- Contributing to Delinquency or Dependency of a Minor (NJ, SC, VA, FL)
- Criminal Sexual Contact (NJ, SC)
- Cruelty and Neglect of Children (NJ)
- Defrauding Public Welfare
- Distribution/Receipt of Material Involving Sexual Exploitation of Minors (Fed)
- DUI-Manslaughter (FL)
- Endangering the Welfare of Children (NY)
- Enter Dwelling House, etc. with Intent to Commit Larceny, Assault and Battery or Other Felony (VA)
- False Declarations Before a Grand Jury (Fed)
- False Reports to Law Enforcement
- Falsely Altering Military Records
- Falsifying Business Records
- Falsifying or Tampering with Records (NJ)
- Felonious Assault (OH)
- Forcible Sodomy (VA)
- Forgery
- Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards
- Grand Larceny
- Gross Lewdness (NV)
- Gross Sexual Imposition (Ohio)
- Homicide by Vehicle
- Impairing the Morals of a Minor (NJ)
- Inanimate/Animate Object Sexual Penetration (VA)
- Indecency with a Child (TX)
- Infliction of Injury on Spouse (CA)
- Insurance Fraud
- Invasion of Privacy (PA, NJ)
- Involuntary Manslaughter
- Intimidation of a Witness
- Lewd Acts Upon a Child (SC)
- Lewd and Lascivious Assault on Child
- Lewdness (Honduras)
- Mail Fraud (NJ, NV, NY, Fed)
- Making False Statements to Federal Agency
- Money Laundering of Drug Trafficking Proceeds
- Obscene Communications (FL)
- Obstruction of Justice (Fed)
- Open or Gross Lewdness (NV)
- Pharmacy Act, Violation of
- Perjury
- Public Indecency (VT, OH)
- Public Lewdness (NY)
- Rape in the Fourth Degree (DE)
- Receiving Stolen Property
- Sexual Abuse by a Custodian (W.VA)
- Sexual Abuse of a Child by Person in a Position of Trust, Authority or Supervision (DE)
- Sexual Abuse of Children (OH, OR)
- Sexual Battery (Ohio)
- Sexual Offense – Third Degree, Fourth Degree (MD)
- Sexual Solicitation
- Soliciting a Minor via Computer (W.VA)
- Taking Indecent Liberties with Child by Person in Custodial/Supervisory Role (VA)
- Tampering with Evidence (OH, NY, NJ, PA, GA)
- Terroristic Threats
- Theft by Deception
- Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition of Funds
- Theft by Unlawful Taking
- Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods
- Transportation of Minors ---Travel with Intent to Engage in Illicit Conduct (Fed)
- Unlawful Contact or Communication with Minor (DE)
- Unlawful Sexual Contact with a Minor (CA)
- Unlawful Sexual Intercourse with a Minor (CA)
- Welfare Fraud
- Wire Fraud