A00419
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
16
Session of
2017
INTRODUCED BY MACKENZIE, BARRAR, BLOOM, V. BROWN, DUNBAR,
FREEMAN, GABLER, GODSHALL, GREINER, HAHN, LAWRENCE, MALONEY,
McNEILL, B. MILLER, MURT, NEILSON, ORTITAY, PICKETT, RYAN,
SAYLOR, SCHWEYER, SIMMONS, TOPPER AND WARD, FEBRUARY 6, 2017
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON LOCAL GOVERNMENT, FEBRUARY 6, 2017
AN ACT
Amending the act of May 25, 1945 (P.L.1050, No.394), entitled
"An act relating to the collection of taxes levied by
counties, county institution districts, cities of the third
class, boroughs, towns, townships, certain school districts
and vocational school districts; conferring powers and
imposing duties on tax collectors, courts and various
officers of said political subdivisions; and prescribing
penalties," providing for payment of taxes; and further
providing for notices of taxes.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. The act of May 25, 1945 (P.L.1050, No.394), known
as the Local Tax Collection Law, is amended by adding a section
to read:
Section 5.2. Payment of taxes.--(a) (1) Within 60 days of
the effective date of this section, a tax collector shall open
an account which includes the name of an office, title or
position and may include the name of the municipality for which
the tax collector was elected or appointed. No payment of taxes
shall be deposited into an account bearing only an individual's
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