§ 1121. Council's powers concerning police
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated TownsEffective: June 17, 2014
Effective: June 17, 2014
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1121
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 46121
§ 1121. Council's powers concerning police
(1) Council may appoint police officers, subject to Subchapter J (relating to civil service for police and fire apparatus operators).1
(i) in accordance with the act of June 15, 1951 (P.L. 586, No. 144),2 entitled “An act regulating the suspension, removal, furloughing and reinstatement of police officers in boroughs and townships of the first class having police forces of less than three members, and in townships of the second class”; or
(b) Powers of borough police officers.--A borough police officer shall have those powers and abilities as are granted to police officers under the laws of this Commonwealth, the rules of the Supreme Court or the ordinances of the borough for which a fine or penalty is imposed unless otherwise excepted in this part.
(c) Ratification.--In any case in which a borough has previously appointed police officers or established a police department by action of council but not under an ordinance regularly enacted, the action shall be deemed to have been a valid exercise of the legislative power of the borough, and all police officers appointed shall occupy the same status and shall have the same rights and privileges as in the case of police officers appointed under authority of an ordinance.
Credits
2014, April 18, P.L. 432, No. 37, § 1, effective in 60 days [June 17, 2014].
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1121, PA ST 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1121
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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