PRINTER'S NO. 4552
No. 2962 Session of 2002
INTRODUCED BY BASTIAN, WOJNAROSKI, BENNINGHOFF, STERN, M. BAKER,
J. BAKER, BEBKO-JONES, BELFANTI, BIRMELIN, BROWNE, BUXTON,
CAPPELLI, CLARK, CLYMER, COLEMAN, CORNELL, COY, CREIGHTON,
DALEY, DALLY, EGOLF, J. EVANS, FEESE, FLEAGLE, FLICK,
FORCIER, FREEMAN, GEIST, GEORGE, GODSHALL, GRUCELA, HALUSKA,
HANNA, HARHAI, HARHART, HERMAN, HERSHEY, HORSEY, KELLER,
LYNCH, MAITLAND, MAJOR, MANN, McILHATTAN, McILHINNEY,
METCALFE, R. MILLER, NAILOR, NICKOL, PETRARCA, PHILLIPS,
PICKETT, PIPPY, ROHRER, ROONEY, RUBLEY, SATHER, SCAVELLO,
SCHRODER, SCRIMENTI, SEMMEL, SHANER, S. H. SMITH, SOLOBAY,
STABACK, STEELMAN, SURRA, TANGRETTI, E. Z. TAYLOR, TIGUE,
VANCE, WATSON, WILT, G. WRIGHT, YEWCIC, YOUNGBLOOD, ZUG,
FAIRCHILD, LUCYK AND TULLI, NOVEMBER 12, 2002
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, NOVEMBER 12, 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
1 year in the office of the prothonotary for the inspection of all
2 persons interested therein[.]; provided that the coroner may not
3 release any information which tends to or will compromise an
4 ongoing investigation conducted by his office or any Federal,
5 State or local investigative agency.
6 Section 2. This act shall be retroactive to September 11,
7 2001.
8 Section 3. This act shall take effect immediately.
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