PRIOR PRINTER'S NO. 214 PRINTER'S NO. 456
No. 196 Session of 1987
INTRODUCED BY HUTCHINSON, MANDERINO, PETRARCA AND VAN HORNE,
FEBRUARY 3, 1987
AS REPORTED FROM COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, HOUSE OF
REPRESENTATIVES, AS AMENDED, FEBRUARY 25, 1987
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, FURTHER PROVIDING FOR <--
3 OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; AND providing for Statewide
4 jurisdiction of park policemen in certain circumstances.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section SECTIONS 327 AND 8953(a)(3) of Title 42 <--
8 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes is ARE amended to <--
9 read:
10 § 327. OATHS AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. <--
11 EACH JUDICIAL OFFICER, EACH CLERK OF COURT, AND SUCH OTHER
12 PERSONNEL OF THE SYSTEM AND JURORS AS MAY BE DESIGNATED BY OR
13 PURSUANT TO GENERAL RULES MAY ADMINISTER OATHS AND AFFIRMATIONS
14 AND TAKE ACKNOWLEDGMENTS. AN ATTORNEY MAY TAKE AN ACKNOWLEDGMENT
15 PROVIDED THE FINAL INSTRUMENT IS NOTARIZED BY A NOTARY PUBLIC
16 AND THE NAME OF THE ATTORNEY AND SUPREME COURT IDENTIFICATION
17 NUMBER ARE AFFIXED TO THE ACKNOWLEDGMENT.
18 § 8953. Statewide municipal police jurisdiction.
1 (a) General rule.--Any duly employed municipal police
2 officer who is within this Commonwealth, but beyond the
3 territorial limits of his primary jurisdiction, shall have the
4 power and authority to enforce the laws of this Commonwealth or
5 otherwise perform the functions of that office as if enforcing
6 those laws or performing those functions within the territorial
7 limits of his primary jurisdiction in the following cases:
8 * * *
9 (3) Where the officer has been requested to aid or
10 assist any local, State or Federal law enforcement officer or
11 park police officer or otherwise has probable cause to
12 believe that the other officer is in need of aid or
13 assistance.
14 * * *
15 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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