PRINTER'S NO. 981
No. 858 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY W. KELLER, BELFANTI, CALTAGIRONE, CAPPELLI,
GRUCELA, KILLION, LEDERER, McGEEHAN, PRESTON, RUFFING,
SHANER, STABACK, THOMAS, WALKO, YOUNGBLOOD AND YUDICHAK,
MARCH 14, 2005
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 14, 2005
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 6, 1963 (P.L.521, No.277), entitled
2 "An act providing that probation officers shall have the
3 power of peace officers in the performance of their duties,"
4 providing for powers of certain warrant investigators.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. The title of the act of August 6, 1963 (P.L.521,
8 No.277), entitled "An act providing that probation officers
9 shall have the power of peace officers in the performance of
10 their duties," is amended to read:
11 AN ACT
12 Providing that probation officers and certain warrant
13 investigators shall have the power of peace officers in the
14 performance of their duties.
15 Section 2. Section 1 of the act, amended December 4, 1992
16 (P.L.766, No.117), is amended to read:
17 Section 1. Probation officers and Pretrial Services Division
18 warrant investigators in cities of the first class heretofore or
1 hereafter appointed by any court of record of this Commonwealth
2 are hereby declared to be peace officers, and shall have police
3 powers and authority throughout the Commonwealth to arrest with
4 or without warrant, writ, rule or process, any person on
5 probation, intermediate punishment or parole under the
6 supervision of said court for failing to report as required by
7 the terms of his probation, intermediate punishment or parole or
8 for any other violation of his probation, intermediate
9 punishment or parole.
10 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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