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§ 1116. Solicitor to have control of legal matters

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated TownsEffective: June 17, 2014

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 8 Pa.C.S.A. Boroughs and Incorporated Towns
Part I. Boroughs (Refs & Annos)
Chapter 11. Powers, Duties and Rights of Appointed Officers and Employees
Subchapter D. Solicitor
Effective: June 17, 2014
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1116
Formerly cited as PA ST 53 P.S. § 46116
§ 1116. Solicitor to have control of legal matters
The legal matters of the borough shall be under the control of the borough solicitor. No department or officer of the borough, except as otherwise provided by law, shall employ an additional counsel without the assent or ratification of the council. The borough solicitor must be licensed to practice law in this Commonwealth and may be one person or a law firm, partnership, association or professional corporation. The borough solicitor serves at the pleasure of council. In the absence of the solicitor, the law firm of which the solicitor is a member or associate may perform any of the duties or functions of the solicitor.

Credits

2014, April 18, P.L. 432, No. 37, § 1, effective in 60 days [June 17, 2014].
8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1116, PA ST 8 Pa.C.S.A. § 1116
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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