PRINTER'S NO. 1667
No. 1381 Session of 1983
INTRODUCED BY SWEET, PICCOLA, DAWIDA, HAGARTY, HOEFFEL, FREIND,
KUKOVICH, NOYE, VAN HORNE, PRATT, MRKONIC, SAURMAN,
CALTAGIRONE, GREENWOOD, POTT, KOWALYSHYN, SCHEETZ, FISCHER,
BELFANTI, KOSINSKI, WACHOB, MADIGAN, BATTISTO, CLYMER,
GANNON, PUNT, SEMMEL, FLICK AND BALDWIN, JULY 21, 1983
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JULY 21, 1983
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled
2 "An act relating to counties of the third, fourth, fifth,
3 sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, revising,
4 consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto,"
5 further relating to qualifications of district attorneys.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The first paragraph of subsection (g) of section
9 1401 of the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as
10 The County Code, added June 24, 1976 (P.L.443, No.107), is
11 amended to read:
12 Section 1401. District Attorney; Qualifications;
13 Eligibility; Compensation.--* * *
14 (g) The commissioners of any county [of the third or fourth
15 class] may by ordinance fix the services of the district
16 attorney at full time. Such determination may be made at any
17 time, provided that the determination shall not be made between
18 the first day for the circulation of nominating petitions for
1 the office of district attorney and January of the subsequent
2 year. The president judge of the court of common pleas of the
3 judicial district and the district attorney may make
4 recommendations at any time to the county commissioners on the
5 advisability of full-time service by the district attorney, but
6 the same shall not be binding on them.
7 * * *
8 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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