PRINTER'S NO. 2696
No. 2089 Session of 1976
INTRODUCED BY GLEESON, FEBRUARY 2, 1976
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON URBAN AFFAIRS, FEBRUARY 2, 1976
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of October 17, 1969 (P.L.263, No.106), entitled
2 "An act providing for the Traffic Court of Philadelphia,"
3 increasing the fee of writ-servers.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Section 10, act of October 17, 1969 (P.L.263,
7 No.106), entitled "An act providing for the Traffic Court of
8 Philadelphia," is amended to read:
9 Section 10. The president judge of the traffic court shall
10 appoint as writ-servers of the traffic court such number of
11 individuals as shall be necessary and who shall execute warrants
12 of arrests issuing out of the court. Such writ-servers shall
13 possess such qualifications as the judges of the traffic court
14 shall prescribe, and shall serve at the pleasure of the
15 president judge of the traffic court. As compensation for their
16 services, such writ-servers shall be paid by the violator a flat
17 fee, with no additional charge for mileage, of [four dollars
18 ($4)] five dollars ($5) for each warrant which the writ-server
19 executes, upon collection of the fine and costs due the City of
1 Philadelphia.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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