(i) Be a member in good standing of the bar of this
Commonwealth for a minimum of 10 years.
(ii) Have a minimum of five years of experience in
criminal prosecutions in this Commonwealth.
(iii) Not have been employed by the district
attorney's office in a county of the first class or the
Office of Attorney General within six years of the
effective date of this section.
(iv) Possess the character and fitness compatible
with the standards expected to be observed by members of
the bar of this Commonwealth.
(v) Be a resident of the county in which the special
prosecutor shall serve.
(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or
regulation, a special prosecutor shall have the authority to
investigate and prosecute, and has jurisdiction over, any
criminal matter involving an alleged violation of the laws of
this Commonwealth occurring within a public transportation
authority that serves as the primary provider of public
passenger transportation in the county of the first class.
The special prosecutor's prosecutorial jurisdiction shall
include the power and independent authority to exercise all
investigative and prosecutorial functions and powers of an
office of the district attorney of a county of the first
class and any other officer or employee of the office of the
district attorney in the county of the first class. The
special prosecutor's authority shall include, but not be
limited to, the following:
(i) Investigative and prosecutorial functions and
powers shall include the following:
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