Title 44, LAW AND JUSTICE

The Constables' Education and Training Board, with the review and approval of the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency, shall establish standards for the certification or qualification of constables and deputy constables to carry or use firearms in the performance of …

(a) Account established.--There is established a special restricted account within the General Fund, which shall be known as the Constables' Education and Training Account, for the purposes of financing training program expenses, the costs of administering the program and all oth…

Constables shall perform all duties authorized or imposed on them by statute.

The constable of a borough, township or ward, or his deputy, shall do all of the following: (1) Be present at the polling place in each election district of the borough, township or ward at each election during the continuance of each election and while the votes are being counte…

If no coroner is in commission to serve process in a suit instituted in a court of this Commonwealth in which the sheriff of a county may be a party, a constable in the county where the process has been issued may serve as the coroner and perform the authorized duties of the coro…

(a) Bond.--It shall be unlawful for a tax collector to do any of the following: (1) Give a warrant against delinquent tax payers to a constable unless the constable has given security by bond and warrant, with two sufficient sureties and to the satisfaction of the court of common…

If a person is detected by a constable in the act of trespassing upon any forest or timber land within this Commonwealth, under circumstances as to warrant reasonable suspicion that the person has, is or may commit an offense against any law for the protection of forests and timb…

(a) Debt, interests and costs.--The debt, interest and costs of a writ of execution delivered to a constable shall be entered into the docket of a magisterial district court and on the back of the writ of execution. A constable may not be discharged from the writ of execution unl…

(a) Returns.--In a county of the sixth, seventh or eighth class, a constable is not required to make a return, if required by law, to the court of common pleas if the constable has no information to impart in the return. (b) Appearance.--A court may summon a constable to appear b…

In addition to any other powers granted under law, a constable of a borough shall, without warrant and upon view, arrest and commit for hearing any person who: (1) Is guilty of a breach of the peace, vagrancy, riotous or disorderly conduct or drunkenness. (2) May be engaged in th…

(a) In general.--An owner or tenant of an enclosed or unenclosed, improved land in this Commonwealth who discovers trespassing livestock shall notify the constable of the township, borough or ward in which the improved land lies. If the constable of the township, borough or ward …

(a) Process.--If the owner of the livestock fails to pay for the costs, damages and fees within one day of the filing of the report of the appraisers, the livestock shall be sold at a public sale. The following shall apply: (1) The livestock must be described with particularity i…

(a) Travel or mileage.--Actual mileage for travel by motor vehicle shall be reimbursed at a rate equal to the highest rate allowed by the Internal Revenue Service. If travel occurs by a mode other than motor vehicle, reimbursement shall be for the vouchered travel expenses. (b) A…

(a) Court appearances and returns.--For attendance on court and making returns, the fees to be received by constables shall be $2.50 per day. (b) Notices of election.--For serving notices of their election upon township or borough officers, the fees to be received by constables s…

The returns required by law to be made by constables to the court of common pleas may, at the discretion of the court, be abolished, or be made at times and relating to subjects as the court may require. No constable shall be entitled to fees or mileage for making a return, excep…

For services performed under section 7152 (relating to elections), the constables and deputies performing the services shall receive the same compensation payable to inspectors and clerks under section 412.2(a) of the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylva…

(a) Impounding and selling.--The fees collected by the constable for impounding an animal shall be $1 and $2 for each animal sold, provided that the fees of the constable for impounding and selling amount to not more than $4. The fees of the magisterial district judge shall be $1…

(a) Registration plates and cards.--If constables and deputy constables are delegated authority to seize registration plates and registration cards under 75 Pa.C.S. § 1376(b)(5) (relating to surrender of registration plates and cards upon suspension or revocation), they shall be …

(a) Scope of section.--This section shall apply to counties of the sixth, seventh and eighth class. (b) Requirements.--No compensation for making a return to court shall be paid to a constable unless he has appeared in court and presented his return containing information require…

(a) Scope of section.--This section applies to wards, townships and districts. (b) Acting constables.--The acting constable shall, within six days after the election for a constable, give notice in writing to the elected individual of election to the office. An acting constable w…

(a) Inquiry.--A court of common pleas with competent jurisdiction may inquire into the official conduct of the constable if any of the following apply: (1) A surety of the constable files a verified petition alleging that the constable is incompetent to discharge official duties …

If a constable defaults on remittance of collected tax pursuant to law, all of the following apply: (1) The constable is no longer authorized to receive tax. (2) The person that was entitled to the remittance shall publish, three times in three daily newspapers, notice of the los…

(a) Scope of section.--This section applies to a constable subject to all of the following: (1) The constable has furnished security for the faithful performance of the duties of office. (2) The constable fails to perform the duties of office. (3) One of the following subparagrap…

A constable who neglects or refuses to perform the duties under the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Election Code, commits a misdemeanor of the third degree and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $500 or to imprisonment for not…

A constable who violates the act of July 14, 1897 (P.L.206, No.209), entitled "An act to regulate the remuneration of policemen and constables employed as policemen throughout the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, and prohibiting them from charging or accepting any fee or other compe…

(a) Scope of section.--This section applies to a constable subject to all of the following: (1) The constable is entrusted with the execution of a process for the collection of money. (2) The constable, by neglect of duty, fails to collect the money. (3) The constable's security …

(a) Scope of section.--This section applies to an individual in a township if all of the following circumstances exist: (1) The individual is elected or appointed a constable. (2) The individual has a freehold estate worth at least $1,000. (3) The individual fails to: (i) serve; …

This chapter relates to mental health evaluations for law enforcement officers. Effective Date. Section 4(2) of Act 59 of 2020 provided that the addition of section 7201 shall take effect in one year.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Administrative duty." An administrative law enforcement duty that is designed to limit a law enforcement officer's day-…

(a) Evaluations.--As a condition of continued employment, and without cost to the law enforcement officer, a law enforcement agency shall provide a law enforcement officer with a mental health evaluation for post-traumatic stress disorder by a licensed mental health professional:…

(a) Temporary regulations.--In order to facilitate the prompt implementation of this chapter, the commission shall promulgate temporary regulations within six months of the effective date of this section that shall expire not later than two years following the publication of the …

This chapter relates to law enforcement background investigations and employment information for law enforcement officers.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Applicant." A person applying for employment as a law enforcement officer or for a position leading to employment as a …

(a) General rule.--A prospective employing law enforcement agency shall conduct a thorough background investigation on an applicant, including a review of the applicant's employment information and separation records, if applicable, in accordance with this chapter, before the app…

Upon request of a prospective employing law enforcement agency, a law enforcement agency shall disclose or otherwise make available for inspection employment information of an applicant who is the subject of a background investigation under this chapter. The request for disclosur…

If a law enforcement agency refuses to disclose employment information to a prospective employing law enforcement agency in accordance with this chapter, the prospective employing law enforcement agency may petition Commonwealth Court to issue an order directing the disclosure of…

(a) General rule.--In the absence of fraud or malice, a law enforcement agency is immune from civil liability for employment information released to a prospective employing law enforcement agency in accordance with this chapter or for any subsequent publication made by the prospe…

(a) When agreement exists.--If employment information is subject to a confidentiality agreement between the applicant and a law enforcement agency, the applicant shall disclose to the prospective employing law enforcement agency the fact that a confidentiality agreement exists. (…

(a) General rule.--In addition to any other employment information required to be maintained under current law and regulation, a law enforcement agency shall maintain the following separation records: (1) Records of the reason or reasons for, and circumstances surrounding, a sepa…

(a) Electronic database.-- (1) The commission shall establish and maintain an electronic database containing the separation records. (2) The database shall be accessible to all law enforcement agencies in this Commonwealth. (3) Except as provided under section 7311(c) (relating t…

(a) Waiver required.-- (1) An applicant shall provide to the prospective employing law enforcement agency, upon an offer of employment, a signed waiver under this section. (2) The waiver shall expressly allow the prospective employing law enforcement agency to contact the commiss…

(a) Information required to be reported.--If a prospective employing law enforcement agency hires an applicant whose separation records includes any of the following, the law enforcement agency shall file a report with the commission that indicates the prospective employing law e…

(a) Temporary regulations.--In order to facilitate the prompt implementation of this chapter, the commission shall promulgate temporary regulations within six months of the effective date of this section that shall expire no later than two years following the publication of the t…

This subchapter provides for sheriff and deputy sheriff education and training.

The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Account." The Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and Training Account. "Board." The Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Edu…

(a) Continuation.--The Sheriff and Deputy Sheriff Education and Training Board is continued as a board within the commission. (b) Composition.--The board shall be composed of the following members: (1) The Attorney General. (2) Two judges of the courts of common pleas from differ…