§ 901. Powers and duties of enforcement officers
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 34 Pa.C.S.A. GameEffective: April 16, 2018
Effective: April 16, 2018
34 Pa.C.S.A. § 901
§ 901. Powers and duties of enforcement officers
(6) Stop any means of transportation within this Commonwealth under reasonable suspicion or under the administrative procedures for road checkpoints. Any officer who stops any means of transportation shall be in uniform and present a badge or other means of official identification and state the purpose of the stop.
(7) Search any person or means of transportation or its attachment or occupants, or any clothing worn by any person, or any bag, clothing or container under probable cause, consent, exigent circumstances or other established exceptions to warrant requirements, provided that if any person is present the officer presents a badge or other means of official identification and states the purpose of the search.
(8) Conduct administrative inspections of persons, licenses and permits, firearms, ammunition and other implements of taking, game bags, game, meat poles, tags, clothing, waterfowl blinds, decoys, tree stands, immediate hunting locations, or any means of transportation or its attachments used as blinds or as hunting locations, and any coolers or containers possessed at a hunting location when prima facie evidence of hunting exists. Any officer conducting an administrative inspection shall, if any person is present, present a badge or other means of official identification and state the purpose of the inspection.
(9) Secure and execute all warrants and search warrants for violations of this title or, with proper consent, to search or enter any building, dwelling, house, tavern, hotel, boardinghouse, enclosure, vehicle or craft or any attachments thereto, to open, by whatever means necessary, any door, compartment, chest, locker, box, trunk, bag, basket, package or container and to examine the contents thereof and seize any evidence or contraband found therein.
(10) When making an arrest or an investigation or when found in the execution of a search warrant, seize and take possession of all game or wildlife or parts of game or wildlife which have been taken, caught, killed, had or held in possession, and seize all firearms, shooting or hunting paraphernalia, vehicles, boats, conveyances, traps, dogs, decoys, automotive equipment, records, papers, permits, licenses and all contraband or any unlawful device, implement or other appliance used in violation of any of the laws relating to game or wildlife.
(11) Administer any oaths required by the provisions of this title or relative to any violation of any law relating to game or wildlife and, where game or wildlife is found in a camp or in possession or under control of any individual or hunting party, question the person or persons, under oath, relative to the taking, ownership or possession of the game or wildlife.
(12.1) Operate any vehicle owned or leased by the Commonwealth and used for law enforcement purposes, equipped with flashing or rotating lights of such color and combination and audible devices as authorized in the definition of “emergency vehicle” in 75 Pa.C.S. § 102 (relating to definitions) and approved by the commission, upon any street or highway within this Commonwealth when performing duties within the scope of employment. Drivers of Commonwealth-owned or Commonwealth-leased vehicles equipped with lights and audible devices as authorized in this subchapter may exercise the privileges and shall be subject to the conditions as set forth in 75 Pa.C.S. § 3105 (relating to drivers of emergency vehicles).
(17) When acting within the scope of the officer's employment, pursue, apprehend or arrest any individual suspected of violating any provision of Title 18 (relating to crimes and offenses) or any other offense classified as a misdemeanor or felony. The officer shall also have the power to serve and execute warrants issued by the proper authorities for offenses referred to in this paragraph and to serve subpoenas issued for examination. All powers as provided for in this paragraph will be limited by such administrative procedure as the director, with the approval of the commission, shall prescribe. The regulations shall be promulgated within 90 days of the effective date of this paragraph.
(b.1) Exception to the prohibition of interception and disclosure of communications.--An officer whose duty it is to enforce this title and who has received training on the use of an electronic, mechanical or other device which has been approved under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5706(b)(4) (relating to exceptions to prohibitions in possession, sale, distribution, manufacture or advertisement of electronic, mechanical or other devices) in a course approved by the Pennsylvania State Police shall be an investigative or law enforcement officer as defined under 18 Pa.C.S. § 5702 (relating to definitions). Such officers may wear an electronic, mechanical or other device in the performance of their official duties. This subsection shall not apply to a deputy Game Commission officer or deputy wildlife conservation officer.
“Officer's employment.” The period of time during which a wildlife conservation officer is currently engaged in an activity the officer is employed to perform at the time of the engagement and in places the officer is authorized to perform the activity.
Credits
1986, July 8, P.L. 442, No. 93, § 1, eff. July 1, 1987. Amended 1990, Dec. 17, P.L. 724, No. 180, § 2, effective in 60 days; 1996, Dec. 19, P.L. 1442, No. 184, § 3, effective in 60 days; 1998, Dec. 21, P.L. 1274, No. 166, § 3, imd. effective; 2002, June 28, P.L. 474, No. 79, § 1, effective in 60 days; 2010, Oct. 7, P.L. 474, No. 64, § 1, effective in 60 days [Dec. 6, 2010]; 2014, Feb. 4, P.L. 20, No. 8, effective in 60 days [April 7, 2014]; 2014, Oct. 31, P.L. 3043, No. 202, § 2, effective in 60 days [Dec. 30, 2014]; 2018, Feb. 15, P.L. 6, No. 3, § 1, effective in 60 days [April 16, 2018].
34 Pa.C.S.A. § 901, PA ST 34 Pa.C.S.A. § 901
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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