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§ 7311. Hiring report

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 44 Pa.C.S.A. Law and JusticeEffective: July 14, 2021

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 44 Pa.C.S.A. Law and Justice (Refs & Annos)
Part IV. Other Officers and Officials (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 73. Law Enforcement Background Investigations and Employment Information (Refs & Annos)
Effective: July 14, 2021
44 Pa.C.S.A. § 7311
§ 7311. Hiring report
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(a) Information required to be reported.--If a prospective employing law enforcement agency hires an applicant whose separation records includes any of the following, the law enforcement agency shall file a report with the commission that indicates the prospective employing law enforcement agency's reasoning and rationale for hiring the applicant:
(1) Final and binding disciplinary action based on any of the following:
(i) excessive force;
(ii) harassment;
(iii) theft;
(iv) discrimination;
(v) sexual abuse;
(vi) sexual misconduct;
(vii) domestic violence;
(viii) coercion of a false confession;
(ix) filing a false report; or
(x) a judicial finding of dishonesty.
(2) A criminal conviction relating to conduct described in paragraph (1).
(b) Electronic database of commission.--
(1) The hiring report shall be included in the commission's electronic database.
(2) The hiring report shall be on a form developed by the commission and made available on the commission's publicly accessible Internet website.
(c) Subject to disclosure.--The hiring report shall be subject to disclosure under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L. 6, No. 3),1 known as the Right-to-Know Law.

Credits

2020, July 14, P.L. 613, No. 57, § 1, effective in one year [July 14, 2021].

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65 P.S. § 67.101 et seq.
44 Pa.C.S.A. § 7311, PA ST 44 Pa.C.S.A. § 7311
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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