PRINTER'S NO. 1796
No. 1487 Session of 1991
INTRODUCED BY GREENLEAF, STEWART, GREENWOOD, HOPPER AND ROBBINS,
DECEMBER 9, 1991
REFERRED TO JUDICIARY, DECEMBER 9, 1991
AN ACT
1 Amending the act of August 6, 1963 (P.L.521, No.277), entitled
2 "An act providing that probation officers shall have the
3 power of peace officers in the performance of their duties,"
4 further providing for powers of probation officers.
5 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
6 hereby enacts as follows:
7 Section 1. Section 1 of the act of August 6, 1963 (P.L.521,
8 No.277), entitled "An act providing that probation officers
9 shall have the power of peace officers in the performance of
10 their duties," is amended to read:
11 Section 1. Probation officers heretofore or hereafter
12 appointed by any court of record of this Commonwealth are hereby
13 declared to be peace officers, and shall have police powers and
14 authority throughout the Commonwealth to arrest with or without
15 warrant, writ, rule or process, any person on probation,
16 intermediate punishment or parole under the supervision of said
17 court for failing to report as required by the terms of his
18 probation, intermediate punishment or parole or for any other
1 violation of his probation, intermediate punishment or parole.
2 Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.
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