PRINTER'S NO. 2128
No. 1692 Session of 1975
INTRODUCED BY DeMEDIO, FRYER, RITTER, MEBUS AND WEIDNER,
JULY 24, 1975
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, JULY 24, 1975
AN ACT
1 Limiting the liability of certain regular police officers and
2 firemen responding to calls for assistance from other
3 municipalities, granting such police and firemen certain
4 powers, and imposing liability for their acts upon the
5 requesting municipality.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. Definition.--As used in this act:
9 "Municipality" shall mean any city, borough, town or
10 township.
11 Section 2. Whenever, pursuant to an existing written
12 agreement providing therefore, and in response to a call for
13 emergency assistance from any active duty officer or fireman of
14 any municipality to any other on duty officer or fireman of
15 another municipality, a policeman or fireman goes from his own
16 municipality to the municipality requesting assistance, he shall
17 have the same powers and immunities as regular police officers
18 or firemen of the municipality requesting assistance. Any
19 liability arising from the acts of such police officers and
1 firemen shall be the responsibility of the municipality
2 requesting the assistance.
3 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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