PRINTER'S NO. 1257
No. 1116 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY HUTCHINSON, PETRARCA AND VAN HORNE, APRIL 22, 1987
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, APRIL 22, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled
2 "An act relating to counties of the third, fourth, fifth,
3 sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, revising,
4 consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto,"
5 further providing for police officers.
6 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
7 hereby enacts as follows:
8 Section 1. The act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130),
9 known as The County Code, is amended by adding a section to
10 read:
11 Section 2326.1. Duties of Police Officers.--The board of
12 commissioners may employ and equip one or more police officers
13 to guard and protect all county buildings and surrounding
14 grounds, as well as all real property owned by the county, and
15 to enforce the laws of this Commonwealth and the rules and
16 regulations ordained or resolved by the county commissioners.
17 Such police officers shall have the power to arrest on view any
18 person violating the same.
19 Section 2. Sections 2511 and 2512 of the act are amended to
1 read:
2 Section 2511. Employes; Police.--For the purpose of
3 performing all necessary duties relating to the establishing,
4 making, enlarging, extending and maintaining public parks and
5 for enforcing the laws of this Commonwealth and the rules and
6 regulations ordained or resolved by the county commissioners or
7 by any body or board of control where no penalty or fine is
8 involved, the county commissioners of the county are hereby
9 authorized to employ or appoint and equip proper persons to do
10 all necessary and proper work connected therewith, including
11 police or guard duty.
12 Section 2512. Duty of Police.--It shall be the duty of the
13 police officers or guards employed or appointed to duty in any
14 recreation places, without warrant, forthwith to arrest any
15 offender against the rules and regulations, ordained or resolved
16 by the county commissioners or the laws of this Commonwealth,
17 that they may detect in the commission of such offense, and to
18 take the person so arrested forthwith before a magistrate,
19 alderman or justice of the peace having competent jurisdiction.
20 Section 3. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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