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§ 5511.35. Compensation of tax collector in boroughs and townships of the second class

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 72 P.S. Taxation and Fiscal Affairs
Chapter 4. Local Taxation (Refs & Annos)
Collections in General (Refs & Annos)
Local Tax Collection Law (Refs & Annos)
72 P.S. § 5511.35
§ 5511.35. Compensation of tax collector in boroughs and townships of the second class
Currentness
(a) The tax collector in boroughs and townships of the second class shall receive compensation as provided for herein.
(1) For the collection of county, institution district, borough taxes and township taxes in townships of the second class with three thousand or more residents, salary, wages or a commission on all such taxes are to be fixed by the respective taxing authorities levying such taxes, not exceeding five per centum of the amount collected.
(2) For the collection of township taxes in townships of the second class with less than three thousand residents, salary, wages or a commission on all such taxes are to be fixed by the board of supervisors, not exceeding ten per centum of the amount collected.
(3) In the case of school district taxes, the commission or compensation of the tax collector shall be determined by the board of school directors, and the total cost of such collection shall be reported annually to the Secretary of Education and shall be published in his report.
(b) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 36.11 or subsection (a)(2), if a millage reduction adopted by the board of supervisors in townships of the second class with less than three thousand residents will decrease the amount of compensation received by a tax collector who is compensated on a commission basis, the board of supervisors may by ordinance at any time increase the commission to the level required to compensate the tax collector in an amount equal to the compensation that would have been received under the former commission prior to the millage decrease.
(c) For the collection of county, institution district, school district, borough and township taxes, the tax collector shall be allowed by the respective taxing authorities, actual and needful expenditures for printing, postage, books, blanks and forms.

Credits

1945, May 25, P.L. 1050, § 35. Amended 1961, March 14, P.L. 64, § 1, imd. effective; 1996, July 2, P.L. 484, No. 78, § 1, effective in 60 days.

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72 P.S. § 5511.36a.
72 P.S. § 5511.35, PA ST 72 P.S. § 5511.35
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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