Section 503 - Justification generally(a) General rule.--Conduct which the actor believes to be necessary to avoid a harm or evil to himself or to another is justifiable if: (1) the harm or evil sought to be avoided by such conduct is greater than that sought to be prevented by the law defining the offense charged;(2) neither this title nor other law defining the offense provides exceptions or defenses dealing with the specific situation involved; and(3) a legislative purpose to exclude the justification claimed does not otherwise plainly appear.(b) Choice of evils.--When the actor was reckless or negligent in bringing about the situation requiring a choice of harms or evils or in appraising the necessity for his conduct, the justification afforded by this section is unavailable in a prosecution for any offense for which recklessness or negligence, as the case may be, suffices to establish culpability.1972, Dec. 6, P.L. 1482, No. 334, § 1, effective 6/6/1973.