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§ 6313. Enforcement of summary offenses in State park and forest lands

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. VehiclesEffective: June 25, 2001

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles (Refs & Annos)
Part V. Administration and Enforcement
Chapter 63. Enforcement
Subchapter A. General Provisions (Refs & Annos)
Effective: June 25, 2001
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6313
§ 6313. Enforcement of summary offenses in State park and forest lands
(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, individuals appointed and commissioned by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to preserve order in the State park or State forest lands are specifically authorized to enforce those provisions of this title which designate violations as summary offenses while acting within the State park or State forest lands. The authority includes the power to stop vehicles suspected of summary offenses, to issue citations for summary offenses and, if a vehicle is stopped for a suspected summary offense, to make arrests where evidence appears of additional offenses designated as misdemeanors or felonies.
(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the powers granted these individuals by law.

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2001, June 25, P.L. 701, No. 68, § 3, imd. effective.
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6313, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6313
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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