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§ 3706. Suspension, revocation, limitation and restriction of appointment; restoration of appoi...

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 22 Pa.C.S.A. Detectives and Private PoliceEffective: October 2, 2019

Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated Statutes
Title 22 Pa.C.S.A. Detectives and Private Police
Chapter 37. Humane Society Police Officers
Effective: October 2, 2019
22 Pa.C.S.A. § 3706
§ 3706. Suspension, revocation, limitation and restriction of appointment; restoration of appointment
Currentness
(a) Grounds for suspension, revocation, limitation or restriction.--By its own action, on petition by a district attorney or pursuant to a written affidavit filed by a complainant, the court of common pleas may, after conducting a hearing, suspend, revoke, limit or restrict an appointment of an individual to act as a humane society police officer in the county if the court determines any of the following:
(1) Being convicted of a felony or a serious misdemeanor in any Federal or State court or being convicted of the equivalent of a felony in any foreign country, territory or possession.
(2) Being convicted of an offense of cruelty to animals in any Federal or State court or being convicted of the equivalent of a cruelty to animals offense in any foreign country, territory or possession.
(3) Presenting false credentials or documents or making a false or misleading statement in the application for appointment or a certification of completion of additional training or submitting an application for appointment or a certification for completion of additional training containing a false or misleading statement.
(4) Carrying or possessing a firearm in the performance of his or her duties without certification pursuant to section 3711 (relating to limitation on possession of firearms).
(5) The individual has conducted his or her authority to enforce animal cruelty laws in a manner that is substandard of conduct normally expected of humane society police officers.
(6) The individual is not a resident of this Commonwealth.
(7) The individual has had an appointment as a humane society police officer revoked for cause in another county or another state.
(b) Notice to department.--Upon action by the court of common pleas to suspend, revoke, limit or restrict an appointment, the clerk of courts of the county shall forward such information to the department for the purpose of the Statewide registry established pursuant to section 3714 (relating to Statewide registry).
(c) Restoration.--The court of common pleas may restore a suspended appointment of an individual if the individual provides to the court evidence sufficient to warrant restoration and the court determines the grounds for suspension have been satisfactorily corrected and the individual otherwise qualifies for appointment.

Credits

2004, Nov. 30, P.L. 1603, No. 205, § 2, effective May 31, 2005. Amended 2017, June 28, P.L. 215, No. 10, § 6, effective in 60 days [Aug. 28, 2017]; 2018, Oct. 2, P.L. 511, No. 77, § 2, effective in one year [Oct. 2, 2019].
22 Pa.C.S.A. § 3706, PA ST 22 Pa.C.S.A. § 3706
Current through Act 10 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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