PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 419
PRINTER'S NO. 487
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE BILL
No.
420
Session of
2021
INTRODUCED BY YAW, MARTIN, BAKER, VOGEL, GORDNER, PITTMAN,
YUDICHAK AND MENSCH, MARCH 12, 2021
SENATOR BAKER, JUDICIARY, AS AMENDED, MARCH 23, 2021
AN ACT
Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled
"An act relating to counties of the first, second class A,
third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes;
amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws
relating thereto; relating to imposition of excise taxes by
counties, including authorizing imposition of an excise tax
on the rental of motor vehicles by counties of the first
class; and providing for regional renaissance initiatives,"
in district attorney, assistants and detectives, further
providing for district attorney, qualifications, eligibility
and compensation and for filling of vacancies.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 1401(a) of the act of August 9, 1955
(P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, is amended AND THE
SECTION IS AMENDED BY ADDING A SUBSECTION to read:
Section 1401. District Attorney; Qualifications;
Eligibility; Compensation.--(a) The district attorney shall be
a resident of the county, at least twenty-five years of age, and
a citizen of the United States, shall have been admitted to
practice as an attorney before the Supreme Court of this
Commonwealth for at least one year prior to taking the oath of
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