S0831B1030A04591 PWK:CDM 06/10/22 #90 A04591
AMENDMENTS TO SENATE BILL NO. 831
Sponsor: SENATOR DUSH
Printer's No. 1030
Amend Bill, page 118, line 20, by inserting after "office"
and continually hold an active law license during the
period when the individual is in office
Amend Bill, page 118, by inserting between lines 23 and 24
(b) Suspension and disbarment.--The following shall apply:
(1) If a district attorney is disbarred, the office of
the district attorney shall be vacant and shall be filled as
follows:
(i) Except for a county of the first or second
class, as provided under section 14304 (relating to
filling of vacancies).
(ii) For a county of the second class, as provided
under section 1404 of the act of July 28, 1953 (P.L.723,
No.230), known as the Second Class County Code.
(iii) For a county of the first class, as provided
under section 3 of the act of May 3, 1850 (P.L.654,
No.385), entitled "An act providing for the election of
district attorneys."
(2) Notwithstanding any other law applicable to a class
of county to the contrary, if a district attorney's law
license is suspended, the office of district attorney shall
not be vacant but the district attorney shall be suspended
from the office until the law license of the district
attorney is reinstated or the expiration of the term of the
district attorney, whichever is sooner. The first assistant
district attorney, if willing, qualified and able, shall act
as the district attorney during the time period that the
district attorney's law license is suspended. If the first
assistant district attorney is unwilling, unqualified or
unable to serve, the judges of the court of common pleas
shall appoint a competent person who satisfies the
requirements of this section to act as district attorney.
Amend Bill, page 118, line 24, by striking out "(b)" and
inserting
(c)
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Amend Bill, page 119, line 2, by striking out "(c)" and
inserting
(d)
Amend Bill, page 120, line 20, by striking out "(d)" and
inserting
(e)
Amend Bill, page 120, line 22, by striking out "(e)" and
inserting
(f)
Amend Bill, page 120, line 26, by striking out "(f)" and
inserting
(g)
Amend Bill, page 121, line 16, by striking out "(g)" and
inserting
(h)
Amend Bill, page 121, line 20, by striking out "(h)" and
inserting
(i)
Amend Bill, page 121, line 20, by striking out "(c)" and
inserting
(d)
Amend Bill, page 121, line 23, by striking out "(i)" and
inserting
(j)
Amend Bill, page 122, line 15, by striking out "(j)" and
inserting
(k)
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