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§ 3301.5. Codification of ordinances

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated TownsEffective: September 3, 2019

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated Towns
Part I. Boroughs (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 33. Ordinances (Refs & Annos)
Subchapter A. General Provisions
Effective: September 3, 2019
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301.5
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 46008;  PA ST 53 P.S. § 48301.5
§ 3301.5. Codification of ordinances
Currentness
(a) Consolidation, codification and revision.--The borough council, under section 3301.1(a) (relating to ordinances and resolutions), may:
(1) enact a consolidation, codification or revision of borough ordinances or recorded resolutions as a single ordinance of the borough; and
(2) enact a complete group ordinance, repealing or amending existing ordinances as necessary.
(b) Enactment.--For a consolidation, codification or revision under subsection (a), the following apply:
(1) The ordinance must be introduced in the council at least 30 days before its final enactment.
(2) At least 15 days before final enactment, notice of the introduction of the ordinance must be given by advertisement in a newspaper of general circulation. For enactment under subsection (a)(2), the notice must list, in lieu of a table of contents, the titles of each of the ordinances in the complete group.
(c) Subsequent notice.--When any consolidation, codification or revision under subsection (a) has been enacted as an ordinance, it shall not be necessary to advertise the entire text, but it shall be sufficient to publish a notice referring to notice under subsection (b)(2) and stating final enactment.

Credits

2014, April 18, P.L. 432, No. 37, § 1, effective in 60 days [June 17, 2014]. Amended 2019, July 2, P.L. 351, No. 51, § 1, effective in 60 days [Sept. 3, 2019].
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301.5, PA ST 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301.5
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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