Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, no officer or employee of the office of special investigative counsel or the office of independent counsel may, without leave of the panel, disclose to any individual outside the office of special investigative counsel or office of independent counsel any notification, application or any other document, material or memorandum supplied to the panel under this chapter, including an application submitted under section 9516 (relating to contents of application) or the identity of a special investigative counsel or independent counsel. Nothing in this chapter shall be construed as authorizing the withholding of information from the General Assembly unless the panel determines that disclosure of the information would not be in the best interest of justice.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 18 - CRIMES AND OFFENSES
Chapter 95 - Independent Counsel
Section 9501 - Scope of chapter
Section 9503 - Administrative expenses
Section 9511 - Organization of panel
Section 9512 - Preliminary investigation
Section 9513 - Conduct of preliminary investigation
Section 9514 - Determination that further investigation not warranted
Section 9515 - Determination that further investigation is warranted
Section 9516 - Contents of application
Section 9517 - Duties of panel
Section 9518 - Disclosure of information
Section 9532 - Compensation and travel expenses
Section 9533 - Additional personnel
Section 9534 - Assistance of Pennsylvania State Police
Section 9535 - Referral of other matters to independent counsel
Section 9536 - Dismissal of matters
Section 9537 - Reports by independent counsel
Section 9538 - Independence from Office of Attorney General
Section 9539 - Standards of conduct
Section 9540 - Custody of records of independent counsel
Section 9541 - Cost controls and administrative support
Section 9542 - Legislative oversight
Section 9543 - Removal of independent counsel and termination of office