PRINTER'S NO. 1614
No. 1303 Session of 1978
INTRODUCED BY McKINNEY, SMITH, NOLAN, SCANLON, ROSS AND ARLENE,
FEBRUARY 21, 1978
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, FEBRUARY 21, 1978
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 17, 1969 (P.L.263, No.106), entitled
2 "An act providing for the Traffic Court of Philadelphia,"
3 classifying writ-servers as law enforcement officers,
4 increasing their fee and providing for mileage.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 10, act of October 17, 1969 (P.L.263,
8 No.106), entitled "An act providing for the Traffic Court of
9 Philadelphia," is amended to read:
10 Section 10. The president judge of the traffic court shall
11 appoint as writ-servers of the traffic court such number of
12 individuals as shall be necessary, who shall be classified as
13 law enforcement officials and who shall execute warrants of
14 arrests issuing out of the court. Such writ-servers shall
15 possess such qualifications as the judges of the traffic court
16 shall prescribe, and shall serve at the pleasure of the
17 president judge of the traffic court. As compensation for their
18 services, such writ-servers shall be paid by the violator a flat
19 fee, with [no] an additional ten cents ($.10) per mile charge
1 for mileage, of [four dollars ($4)] seven dollars and fifty
2 cents ($7.50) for each warrant which the writ-server executes,
3 upon collection of the fine and costs due the City of
4 Philadelphia.
5 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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