PRINTER'S NO. 2375
No. 1585 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY EARLL, WOZNIAK, PICCOLA, KITCHEN, COSTA, ERICKSON,
O'PAKE, PUNT, MOWERY, LEMMOND, ORIE, D. WHITE, WAUGH,
PILEGGI, THOMPSON AND TARTAGLIONE, NOVEMBER 18, 2002
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, NOVEMBER 18, 2002
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled,
2 as amended, "An act relating to counties of the first, third,
3 fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending,
4 revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating
5 thereto; relating to imposition of excise taxes by counties,
6 including authorizing imposition of an excise tax on the
7 rental of motor vehicles by counties of the first class; and
8 providing for regional renaissance initiatives," further
9 providing for official records of coroner.
10 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
11 hereby enacts as follows:
12 Section 1. Section 1251 of the act of August 9, 1955
13 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, is amended to read:
14 Section 1251. Official Records of Coroner.--Every coroner,
15 within thirty (30) days after the end of each year, shall
16 deposit all of his official records and papers for the preceding
17 year in the office of the prothonotary for the inspection of all
18 persons interested therein[.]; provided that the coroner may not
19 release any information which tends to or will compromise an
20 ongoing investigation conducted by his office or any Federal,
21 State or local investigative agency.
1 Section 2. This act shall be retroactive to September 11,
2 2001.
3 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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