§ 5303. Liability for reimbursement of costs for outside counsel
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5303
§ 5303. Liability for reimbursement of costs for outside counsel
(a) General rule.--A public official who is convicted of a felony or a misdemeanor under Federal law or under the laws of this Commonwealth shall be liable for and shall reimburse any public money expended by the Commonwealth to cover the costs incurred by an agency for outside counsel to defend the convicted public official in connection with a criminal investigation and prosecution of such public official.
(d) Method of reimbursement.--The court may order the public official to make reimbursement of public money in a lump sum, by monthly installments or according to such other schedule as the court may determine appropriate. The period of time during which the public official is ordered to make such reimbursement may exceed the maximum term of imprisonment to which the public official could have been sentenced for the crime of which he was convicted.
(e) Status of reimbursement.--Any reimbursement of public money ordered by the court under this section shall be a judgment in favor of the Commonwealth upon the public official or property of the public official ordered to make reimbursement. The Attorney General shall be responsible for enforcing such judgment in courts of competent jurisdiction in accordance with provisions of this title.
“Convicted.” A finding or verdict of guilty, an admission of guilt or a plea of nolo contendere.
“Public money.” Any money received by the Commonwealth or any agency of the Commonwealth through taxes imposed pursuant to the act of March 4, 1971 (P.L. 6, No. 2),1 known as the Tax Reform Code of 1971, and through fees, fines and penalties imposed pursuant to the laws of this Commonwealth.
“Public official.” Any person who is required to file an annual statement of financial interests with the State Ethics Commission as a public official of the Commonwealth in accordance with the act of October 4, 1978 (P.L. 883, No. 170),2 referred to as the Public Official and Employee Ethics Law.
Credits
1996, July 11, P.L. 552, No. 98, § 2, effective in 60 days.
18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5303, PA ST 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5303
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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