PRINTER'S NO. 2276
No. 1802 Session of 1989
INTRODUCED BY TIGUE, KUKOVICH, CAWLEY, BELARDI, BLAUM, NOYE,
DOMBROWSKI, HALUSKA, PESCI, JACKSON, KOSINSKI, MERRY, MELIO,
LEVDANSKY, NAHILL, FAIRCHILD, ARGALL, ROBINSON, BELFANTI,
D. F. CLARK, FEE, MORRIS, VEON, WOZNIAK, McCALL, SAURMAN,
PISTELLA, STABACK, KASUNIC, S. H. SMITH, BURD, JOHNSON,
DIETTERICK, HASAY, HESS, MRKONIC, BILLOW, BATTISTO, LEE,
JAMES AND SERAFINI, JUNE 29, 1989
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JUNE 29, 1989
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further defining
3 "municipal police officer."
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. The definition of "municipal police officer" in
7 section 8951 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
8 Statutes is amended to read:
9 § 8951. Definitions.
10 The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter
11 shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the
12 meanings given to them in this section:
13 * * *
14 "Municipal police officer." Any natural person who is
15 properly employed by a municipality, including a home rule
16 municipality, as a regular full-time or part-time police
1 officer. For purposes of this subchapter, a regular full-time or
2 part-time municipal police officer is duly and properly employed
3 whether hired through civil service or employed by contract and
4 paid a salary or compensated on an hourly or per diem basis.
5 * * *
6 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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