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§ 1106. Powers of peace officers

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 61 Pa.C.S.A. Prisons and ParoleEffective: June 30, 2021

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 61 Pa.C.S.A. Prisons and Parole (Refs & Annos)
Part II. Correctional Institutions (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 11. General Administration
Subchapter A. Penal Operations and Procedures
Effective: June 30, 2021
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 1106
§ 1106. Powers of peace officers
Currentness
A chief administrator, deputy superintendent or corrections officer of a State correctional facility may exercise the powers of a peace officer in the performance of that individual's duties generally in:
(1) Guarding, protecting and delivering inmates.
(2) Protecting the property of the department.
(3) Capturing and returning inmates that may have escaped within the immediate area of a State correctional facility or mode of transport. For the purposes of this section, the immediate area of a State correctional facility or mode of transport shall encompass the curtilage up to and including one-half of one mile.

Credits

2021, June 30, P.L. 260, No. 59, § 8, imd. effective.
61 Pa.C.S.A. § 1106, PA ST 61 Pa.C.S.A. § 1106
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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