THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA

HOUSE BILL

INTRODUCED BY MARSICO, AUMENT, CALTAGIRONE, CREIGHTON, EVANKOVICH, EVERETT, GEIST, GIBBONS, GINGRICH, GROVE, HARKINS, HESS, HORNAMAN, M. K. KELLER, KILLION, MAHONEY, McGEEHAN, MILLARD, MILLER, MILNE, MURT, PICKETT, ROAE, STEVENSON, SWANGER AND VULAKOVICH, DECEMBER 12, 2011

REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, DECEMBER 12, 2011  

AN ACT

Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the

Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the

definition of "municipal police officer."

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1.  The definition of "municipal police officer" in

section 8951 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated

Statutes is amended to read:

§ 8951.  Definitions.

The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter

shall have, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise, the

meanings given to them in this section:

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"Municipal police officer."  Any natural person who is

properly employed by a municipality, including a home rule

municipality, or a police department as defined in 53 Pa.C.S. §

2162 (relating to definitions) as a regular full-time or part-

time police officer.

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Section 2.  This act shall take effect in 60 days.