Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Chapter 73 - Law Enforcement Background Investigations and Employment Information
Section 7311 - Hiring report

(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 enforcement agency's reasoning and rationale for hiring the applicant:
(1) Final and binding disciplinary action based on any of the following:
(i) excessive force;
(ii) harassment;
(iii) theft;
(iv) discrimination;
(v) sexual abuse;
(vi) sexual misconduct;
(vii) domestic violence;
(viii) coercion of a false confession;
(ix) filing a false report; or
(x) a judicial finding of dishonesty.
(2) A criminal conviction relating to conduct described in paragraph (1).
(b) Electronic database of commission.--
(1) The hiring report shall be included in the commission's electronic database.
(2) The hiring report shall be on a form developed by the commission and made available on the commission's publicly accessible Internet website.
(c) Subject to disclosure.--The hiring report shall be subject to disclosure under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.

Cross References. Section 7311 is referred to in sections 7309, 7312 of this title.