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 ยง237.9(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:
- Aggravated Assault
- Aggravated indecent Assault
- Aggravated Sexual Assault
- Bank Robbery
- Burglary
- Child Abuse
- Child Pornography
- Conspiracy to Distribute Illegal Drugs
- Corruption of Minors
- Defrauding Public Welfare
- Deviate Sexual Intercourse
- Disseminating Explicit Sexual Materials to a Minor
- Endangering the Welfare of Children
- Falsely Altering Military Records
- Falsifying Business Records
- Forcible Sodomy
- Forgery
- Fraudulent Use of Credit Cards
- Grand Larceny
- Homicide by Vehicle
- Indecent Assault
- Indecent Exposure
- Insurance Fraud
- Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse
- Mail Fraud
- Making False Statements to Federal Agency
- Money Laundering of Drug Trafficking Proceeds
- Murder
- Obscene and Other Sexual Materials and Performances
- Obstruction of Justice
- Pharmacy Act Violation
- Possession of Child Pornography
- Possession (Felony) of Controlled Substance with Intent to Deliver
- Rape
- Receiving Child Pornography
- Receiving Stolen Property
- Reckless Endangerment
- Sexual Abuse of Children
- Statutory Rape
- Statutory Sexual Assault
- Theft by Deception
- Theft by Failure to Make Required Disposition of Funds
- Theft by Unlawful Taking
- Trafficking in Counterfeit Goods
- Unlawful Contact or Communication with Minor
- Unlawful Restraint
- Wire Fraud