PRINTER'S NO. 1657
No. 1326 Session of 1978
INTRODUCED BY SMITH AND LEWIS, MARCH 7, 1978
REFERRED TO LOCAL GOVERNMENT, MARCH 7, 1978
AN ACT
1 Relating to compensation of municipal officers.
2 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
3 hereby enacts as follows:
4 Section 1. (a) The compensation of police officers of
5 municipalities shall be fixed by ordinance or determined in
6 accordance with applicable ordinances and statutes. The
7 compensation shall not be determined by or include any fines,
8 rebates of fines, or fees.
9 (b) In addition to the compensation fixed or determined in
10 accordance with subsection (a);
11 (1) the municipality may pay a police officer a fixed
12 amount or hourly compensation for appearances at hearings or
13 in court during off-duty hours; and
14 (2) the police officers shall receive witness and
15 mileage fees as provided in the act of July 21, 1941
16 (P.L.425, No.173) entitled, "An act to establish a system
17 uniform throughout the Commonwealth for the compensation of
18 witnesses, regulating the amount, payment and taxation as
1 costs thereof, and repealing inconsistent legislation."
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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