PRINTER'S NO. 1044
No. 891 Session of 2007
INTRODUCED BY MICOZZIE, DeLUCA, GODSHALL, BARRAR, BASTIAN,
CALTAGIRONE, CARROLL, DERMODY, FABRIZIO, GIBBONS, HALUSKA,
HENNESSEY, JAMES, KENNEY, MAJOR, MUSTIO, MYERS, PALLONE,
RAYMOND, SIPTROTH, SONNEY, STABACK AND YOUNGBLOOD,
MARCH 22, 2007
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 22, 2007
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 53 (Municipalities Generally) of the Pennsylvania
2 Consolidated Statutes, prohibiting municipalities from
3 imposing fees for police services.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 53 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated
7 Statutes is amended by adding a section to read:
8 § 1392. Prohibition of fees for specified police services.
9 (a) Prohibition.--A municipality shall not charge a fee for
10 or seek reimbursement of costs or expenses incurred as a result
11 of municipal police responding to a motor vehicle accident
12 including, but not limited to, costs incurred for labor,
13 materials, supplies or equipment used or provided in the
14 response.
15 (b) Restricted application.--The prohibition of fees in
16 accordance with subsection (a) shall not be construed or applied
17 to authorize the imposition of any other fee by a municipality.
1 (c) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following
2 words and phrases shall have the meanings given to them in this
3 subsection:
4 "Municipal police." A public agency of a municipality having
5 general police powers and charged with making arrests in
6 connection with the enforcement of the criminal or traffic laws.
7 The term shall include any regional police department from which
8 the municipality receives police services or any police
9 department which provides the municipality with police services
10 pursuant to agreement or contract.
11 "Municipality." A county, city, borough, incorporated town,
12 township or home rule municipality.
13 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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