38 chapters · 535 sections in this title.
16 Pa.C.S. § 13301 Appointment and qualifications
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The county commissioners shall appoint a county solicitor. The county solicitor shall be an attorney at law admitted to practice in the courts of this Commonwealth and may be an individual, a law firm, a partnership, an association or a professional corporation. Before entering u…
16 Pa.C.S. § 13302 Duties
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The county solicitor shall have the following duties: (1) Commence and prosecute each suit brought, or to be brought, by the county when the rights, privileges, properties, claims or demands of the county are involved. (2) Defend all actions or suits brought against the county. (…
16 Pa.C.S. § 13303 Employees in certain counties
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In counties of the second class A and third class, the county solicitor may, with the consent of the county commissioners, employ clerks or assistants as may be necessary in the discharge of the county solicitor's duties.
16 Pa.C.S. § 13304 Assistant county solicitors
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(a) Appointment.--Except as provided under subsection (b), the county commissioners may appoint one or more assistant county solicitors or special counsel. The assistant county solicitors or special counsel shall be attorneys at law admitted to practice in the courts of this Comm…