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§ 1206-A. Deputy sheriff's qualifications

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 16 P.S. CountiesEffective: December 24, 2018

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 16 P.S. Counties (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 1. The County Code (Refs & Annos)
Article XII-a. Sheriff (Refs & Annos)
Effective: December 24, 2018
16 P.S. § 1206-A
Formerly cited as PA ST 16 P.S. § 1206
§ 1206-A. Deputy sheriff's qualifications
Currentness
(a) Requirements.--A sheriff shall not appoint any person a chief deputy or any other deputy sheriff unless the sheriff files with the prothonotary, prior to the appointment of the person, the name and photograph of the person, together with an affidavit of the person setting forth the following:
(1) The person's full name, age and residence address.
(2) That the person is a citizen of the United States and 18 years of age or older.
(3) That the person has never been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of this Commonwealth, or of any other state, or of the United States.
(4) That the person has not, for a period of two years immediately preceding the filing of the affidavit, acted either individually or as the agent or employee of another, in any labor dispute, or provided any service as a private detective, private police officer or private guard in any labor dispute, or received any fee or compensation whatsoever for acting as a private detective, private police officer or private guard in any labor dispute, or conducted the business of a private detective agency, or of any agency supplying private detectives, private police officers or private guards, or advertised or solicited any such business in this Commonwealth in connection with any labor dispute.
(b) Limitation.--A person shall not be appointed or receive compensation as chief deputy or any other deputy except in accordance with the act of February 9, 1984 (P.L. 3, No. 2),1 known as the Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and Training Act.

Credits

1955, Aug. 9, P.L. 323, No. 130, § 1206-A, added 2018 Oct. 24, P.L. 931, No. 154, § 22, effective in 60 days [Dec. 24, 2018].

Footnotes

1
71 P.S. § 2101 et seq. (repealed); see now, 44 Pa.C.S.A. § 7421 et seq.
16 P.S. § 1206-A, PA ST 16 P.S. § 1206-A
Current through Act 13 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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