Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY

Section 302 - Restriction on municipal regulation of amateur radio service communications - (a) General rule.--A municipality that adopts an ordinance, regulation or...

Section 303 - Appeal of decision by school reform commission - Notwithstanding the provisions of section 696(i) of the act of...

Section 304 - Protection for victims of abuse or crime - (a) Declaration of policy.--The General Assembly finds and declares as...

Section 305 - Local regulation of unmanned aircraft prohibited - (a) Preemption.--The provisions of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3505 (relating to...

Section 306 - Businesses operated by minors - (a) Restrictions on business licenses and permits.--Notwithstanding any other provision...

Chapter 5 - Prohibition Options

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 5 was added July 2, 2019, P.L.394, No.63,...

Section 501 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 502 - Municipal option for gaming - (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding 4 Pa.C.S. § 3514 (relating to establishment licenses),...

Chapter 7 - Alteration of Territory or Corporate Entity and

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 7 was added October 13, 1994, P.L.596, No.90,...

Section 711 - Scope of subchapter - This subchapter relates to municipal boundary changes and adjustments to...

Section 712 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 713 - Interpretation - (a) Certain actions unaffected.--Nothing in this title shall preclude, restrict...

Section 714 - Stream boundaries - (a) General rule.--If a municipal corporation is bounded by the...

Section 715 - Boundary change agreement by abutting municipalities - (a) General rule.--Two or more abutting municipal corporations may, by...

Section 716 - Petition and establishment of disputed boundaries by judicial ascertainment - (a) Judicial ascertainment.--A court of common pleas may, upon presentation...

Section 717 - Judicial ascertainment procedure - (a) Appointment.--Upon application by petition under section 716 (relating to...

Section 718 - Effective date of boundary change - (a) Change by ordinance.--The change in boundaries under an ordinance...

Section 719 - Notification of boundary change - (a) General rule.--Within 15 days after a change in boundaries...

Section 720 - Monuments - The impacted municipalities shall provide for the placement of monuments,...

Section 721 - Wards - (a) Increased municipal territory.--If a municipal corporation gaining territory is...

Section 722 - Collection of taxes levied prior to change of boundary and authorized expenditures - (a) Taxes.--All taxes assessed and levied against property in an...

Section 723 - Election districts and officers - All election districts in the impacted territory shall remain as...

Section 724 - Governing body agreements - (a) General rule.--Prior to the effective date of a boundary...

Section 725 - Adjustment of indebtedness - (a) Property.--The following shall apply: (1) Following a boundary change...

Section 726 - Judicial adjustment award proceedings - (a) Notice.--The commissioners appointed under section 725(e) (relating to adjustment...

Section 727 - Compensation, expenses and costs - The commissioners appointed under section 725(e) (relating to adjustment of...

Section 728 - Territory located in multiple counties - If the impacted territory is located in two or more...

Section 729 - Bond issues - In a proceeding to adjust and apportion indebtedness, a municipality...

Section 731 - Short title of subchapter - This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 732 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 733 - Procedure for consolidation or merger - (a) General rule.--Two or more municipalities may be consolidated or...

Section 734 - Joint agreement of governing bodies - (a) General rule.--The governing body of each municipality proposed to...

Section 735 - Initiative of electors seeking consolidation or merger without new home rule charter - (a) General rule.--In order for consolidation or merger proceedings to...

Section 735.1 - Initiative of electors seeking consolidation or merger with new home rule charter - (a) General rule.--In order for a commission and consolidation or...

Section 736 - Conduct of referenda - (a) Duty to place on ballot.--Following initiation of proceedings for...

Section 737 - Consolidation or merger agreement - (a) Form.--Upon favorable action by the electorate on consolidation or...

Section 738 - Effectuation of consolidation or merger - Municipalities consolidated or merged shall continue to be governed as...

Section 739 - Effect of transition on employees of consolidated or merged municipality - (a) Transition.--As of the date when a consolidated or merged...

Section 740 - Procedures - (a) Ordinance book.--After consolidation becomes effective, a new ordinance book...

Section 741 - Court review of transitional plan - (a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), after the...

Chapter 9 - Municipal Reapportionment

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 9 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...

Section 901 - Short title and scope of chapter - (a) Short title of chapter.--This chapter shall be known and...

Section 902 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 903 - Reapportionment by governing body - (a) General rule.--Within the year following that in which the...

Section 904 - Reapportionment by court upon petition - (a) Petition.--If there has not been a reapportionment by the...

Section 905 - Compensation of commissioners and payment of costs - (a) Compensation of commissioners.--The commissioners appointed by the court shall...

Section 906 - Contest of reapportionment by governing body - (a) General rule.--In the event there has been a reapportionment...

Section 907 - Costs and expenses of contest - (a) General rule.--All cost and expenses incurred in a proceeding...

Section 908 - Retention in office and new elections - (a) Retention of existing members in office.--The members of the...

Chapter 11 - General Provisions

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 11 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...

Section 1121 - Scope of subchapter - This subchapter applies to all political subdivisions.

Section 1122 - Establishment and designation - Whenever, due to an emergency resulting from the effects of...

Section 1123 - Exercise of powers and functions - During the period when the public business is being conducted...

Section 1124 - Applicability of subchapter - The provisions of this subchapter shall control, in the event...

Section 1131 - Scope of subchapter - This subchapter applies to all municipalities.

Section 1132 - Declaration of policy - Because of the existing possibility of attack upon the United...

Section 1133 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 1134 - Enabling authority for emergency interim successors for local offices - With respect to local offices for which the legislative bodies...

Section 1135 - Emergency interim successors for local officers - This section is applicable to officers of municipalities not included...

Section 1136 - Formalities of taking office - Prior to taking up the duties to which they may...

Section 1137 - Succession period - Emergency interim successors may exercise the powers and discharge the...

Section 1138 - Term and removal of designees - Until the persons designated as emergency interim successors are authorized...

Section 1141 - Form of oaths of office - Whenever an elected or appointed official of a municipality is...

Section 1142 - Residency during military service - (a) General rule.--A person's active military duty shall not disqualify...

Chapter 13 - General Provisions

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 13 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...

Section 1381 - Short title and scope of subchapter - (a) Short title of subchapter.--This subchapter shall be known and...

Section 1382 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 1383 - Disposition of public records - Public records may be disposed of if the disposition is...

Section 1384 - Proposed retention and disposal schedules - The commission, in cooperation with the several associations of municipal...

Section 1385 - Local Government Records Committee - (a) Establishment.--There shall be established under the commission the Local...

Section 1386 - Effect of approval of schedule - (a) Disposition generally.--Whenever a schedule is approved by the committee,...

Section 1387 - Nonliability of official - An official shall not be held liable on his official...

Section 1388 - Recording and copying records - (a) Authorized methods.--Records may be recorded or copied in conformance...

Section 1389 - Applicability of other statutes - This subchapter is intended as a supplement to existing statutes....

Section 1391 - Acceptance of gifts or donations (Unconstitutional) - 2013 Effectuation of Declaration of Unconstitutionality. The Legislative Reference Bureau...

Section 1392 - Prohibition of fees for police services - (a) Prohibition.--A municipality shall not charge a fee for or...

Chapter 21 - Employees

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 21 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...

Section 2161 - Establishment of program and scope of subchapter - (a) Municipal police officers' education and training program.--The commission shall...

Section 2162 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 2163 - Commission members - (a) Selection.--The commission shall be composed of 20 members as...

Section 2164 - Powers and duties of commission - The powers and duties of the commission shall be as...

Section 2165 - Meetings and quorum of commission - The commission shall meet at least four times each year....

Section 2166 - Applicability to civil service laws - This subchapter shall not be construed to exempt any police...

Section 2166.1 - Prohibition on political activity (Repealed) - 2003 Repeal. Section 2166.1 was repealed December 30, 2003, P.L.450,...

Section 2167 - Police training - (a) General rule.--All municipalities of this Commonwealth or groups of...

Section 2168 - Automatic certification - (a) General rule.--All police officers, including deputy sheriffs in counties...

Section 2169 - In-service training by existing personnel - The requirements of section 2164(7) (relating to powers and duties...

Section 2170 - Reimbursement of expenses - (a) General rule.--The commission shall provide for reimbursement to each...

Section 2171 - Payment of certain county costs - (a) Second class counties.--Counties of the second class shall be...

Section 2172 - Canine training standards for police officers - (a) Establishment.--The commission, in collaboration with the Pennsylvania State Police...

Section 2181 - Health insurance ordinances - An ordinance adopted by a municipality which requires or the...

Chapter 23 - General Provisions

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 23 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...

Section 2301 - Scope of subchapter - This subchapter applies to all local governments.

Section 2302 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 2303 - Intergovernmental cooperation authorized - (a) General rule.--Two or more local governments in this Commonwealth...

Section 2304 - Intergovernmental cooperation - A municipality by act of its governing body may, or...

Section 2305 - Adoption of ordinance or resolution - (a) Ordinance or resolution.--A local government may enter into intergovernmental...

Section 2306 - Initiative and referendum - (a) Initiative.--An initiative under this subchapter shall be commenced by...

Section 2307 - Content of ordinance or resolution - The ordinance or resolution adopted by the governing body of...

Section 2308 - Bids for certain joint purchases - (a) Notice.--All joint purchases involving an expenditure of more than...

Section 2309 - Direct purchases - In addition to joint purchases authorized by section 2308 (relating...

Section 2310 - Joint purchases with private educational establishments - Any local government may, by ordinance or resolution, authorize joint...

Section 2311 - Written or telephonic price quotations required - (a) Amount.--Written or telephonic price quotations from at least three...

Section 2312 - Division of transactions provided - No local government shall evade the provisions of section 2308...

Section 2313 - Penalty - Any member of a governing body of a local government...

Section 2314 - Required review of specified agreements - (a) General rule.--An agreement between a local government and the...

Section 2315 - Effect of joint cooperation agreements - Any joint cooperation agreement shall be deemed in force as...

Section 2316 - Recognition by Commonwealth departments and agencies - All Commonwealth departments and agencies in the performance of their...

Section 2317 - Agreements for fire protection services in cities of the second class - (a) Absorption of certain firefighters.--Notwithstanding the provisions of the act...

Section 2321 - Scope of subchapter - This subchapter applies to all municipal corporations.

Section 2322 - Establishment of environmental advisory council - The governing body of any municipal corporation or group of...

Section 2323 - Composition and organization of council - (a) Composition.--An environmental advisory council shall be composed of no...

Section 2324 - Powers and duties of council - (a) General rule.--An environmental advisory council shall have the power...

Section 2325 - Records and reports - An environmental advisory council shall keep records of its meetings...

Section 2326 - Appropriations for expenses of council - The governing body of any municipal corporation establishing an environmental...

Section 2327 - Status of existing agencies unaffected - This subchapter shall not be construed to require a municipal...

Section 2328 - Assistance from State Conservation Commission - The State Conservation Commission shall establish a program of assistance...

Section 2329 - Assistance from Department of Community and Economic Development - The Department of Community and Economic Development shall establish a...

Section 2341 - Short title and scope of subchapter - (a) Short title of subchapter.--This subchapter shall be known and...

Section 2342 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter...

Section 2343 - Declaration of policy - For the purpose of promoting health, safety, morals and the...

Section 2344 - Establishment and organization of regional planning commission - (a) General rule.--The governing body of two or more municipalities...

Section 2345 - Finances, staff and program - (a) General rule.--The governing bodies of municipalities may appropriate funds...

Section 2346 - Commission to prepare master plan - The commission shall prepare a master plan, and the surveys...

Section 2347 - Cooperation between commission, municipalities and others - The commission shall encourage the cooperation of the municipalities within...

Section 2348 - Interstate participation - Whenever a regional planning commission has been or is being...

Chapter 25 - Environmental Improvement Compacts

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 25 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...

Section 2501 - Short title and scope of chapter - (a) Short title of chapter.--This chapter shall be known and...

Section 2502 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 2511 - Proposal by electors - A referendum on the question of the creation of an...

Section 2512 - Initiative petition - (a) Filing.--A petition containing a proposal for referendum on the...

Section 2513 - Review of initiative petition - The election officials shall, within ten days after filing, review...

Section 2514 - Petition as public record - The initiative petition as submitted to the election officials along...

Section 2515 - Distribution of petition - When the election officials find that the petition as submitted...

Section 2521 - Referendum ordinance - The governing bodies of two or more municipalities may, by...

Section 2522 - Filing of referendum ordinance - (a) Election officials.--The referendum ordinance shall be filed with the...

Section 2523 - Notice to governing bodies of referendum date - The election officials shall notify the governing bodies of the...

Section 2531 - Referendum procedures - (a) Authorization.--A referendum on the question of the adoption of...

Section 2532 - Placing question on ballot - When the election officials find the ordinances authorized by the...

Section 2533 - Date of election - The election officials shall certify the date for the referendum...

Section 2534 - Public notice of referendum - At least 30 days' notice of the referendum shall be...

Section 2535 - Approval - Approval of a referendum for the adoption of an environmental...

Section 2536 - Results of election - The election officials shall certify the results of the referendum...

Section 2541 - Election of board - (a) Petition for election.--If a referendum for the adoption of...

Section 2542 - Nomination of candidates - Candidates for membership on the board shall be electors of...

Section 2543 - Election returns - The result of the votes cast for members of the...

Section 2551 - Membership of board - The board shall be composed of five, seven or nine...

Section 2552 - Compensation of board - A majority of all the members of the governing bodies...

Section 2553 - Organization of board - On the first Monday of January following the municipal election,...

Section 2554 - Secretary and treasurer of board - (a) Secretary.--The board shall appoint a secretary who shall keep...

Section 2555 - Purposes and powers of board - (a) Status and purposes.--Every board created under this chapter shall...

Chapter 29 - General Provisions

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 29 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...

Section 2901 - Short title and scope of subpart - (a) Short title of subpart.--This subpart shall be known and...

Section 2902 - Definitions - Subject to additional definitions contained in subsequent provisions of this...

Section 2911 - Submission of question for election of government study commission - (a) General rule.--Whenever authorized by ordinance of the governing body...

Section 2912 - Election of members of commission - (a) General rule.--A governmental study commission of seven, nine or...

Section 2913 - Nomination of candidates - (a) General rule.--All candidates for the government study commission shall...

Section 2914 - Results of election - The result of the votes cast for and against the...

Section 2915 - Oath of office of members of commission - (a) Members elected on countywide basis.--As soon as possible and...

Section 2916 - First meeting of commission - (a) Procedure.--As soon as possible and in any event no...

Section 2917 - Vacancies - In case of a vacancy in the government study commission,...

Section 2918 - Function and duty of commission - The government study commission shall study the form of government...

Section 2919 - Compensation and personnel - (a) Compensation and expenses of members.--Members of the government study...

Section 2920 - Hearings and public forums - The government study commission shall hold one or more public...

Section 2921 - Report of findings and recommendations - (a) General rule.--The government study commission shall report its findings...

Section 2922 - Discharge of petition and amended reports - (a) General rule.--The government study commission shall be discharged upon...

Section 2923 - Types of action recommended - The government study commission shall report and recommend in accordance...

Section 2924 - Specificity of recommendations - (a) Optional plan of government.-- (1) If the government study...

Section 2925 - Form of question on form of government - The question to be submitted to the voters for the...

Section 2926 - Submission of question on form of government - If the government study commission recommends that the question of...

Section 2927 - Limitation on enactment of ordinance or filing of petition - (a) General rule.--An ordinance may not be passed and a...

Section 2928 - Time when change of form of government takes effect - Whenever the electors by a majority of those voting on...

Section 2929 - Limitation on changing new form of government - The voters of any municipality which has adopted a home...

Section 2930 - Status of forms of government provided in subpart - For the purposes of this subpart, each of the optional...

Section 2941 - Procedure for amendment of charter or optional plan - (a) Procedure.--The procedure for amending a home rule charter or...

Section 2942 - Initiation of amendment by electors or council - A referendum on the question of amendment of a home...

Section 2943 - Petition for referendum or ordinance proposing amendment - (a) Filing.--A petition containing a proposal for referendum on the...

Section 2944 - Time and manner of submission of question - A referendum on the question of the amendment of a...

Section 2951 - Conduct and results of election - All elections provided for in this subpart shall be conducted...

Section 2952 - Notice of election - At least 30 days' notice of each election provided for...

Section 2961 - Scope of powers of home rule - A municipality which has adopted a home rule charter may...

Section 2962 - Limitation on municipal powers - (a) Powers granted by statute.--With respect to the following subjects,...

Section 2963 - Exercise of municipal powers by home rule county - A county which has adopted a home rule charter shall...

Section 2964 - General powers of municipalities - Municipalities adopting a home rule charter shall have the power...

Section 2965 - Recording and filing of charter - The municipal clerk or secretary shall have the new charter...

Section 2966 - Continuation of office of existing elective officials - All elective officials in office at the time of the...

Section 2967 - Repeal of home rule charter - (a) General rule.--The procedure for repeal of a home rule...

Section 2971 - Law applicable to optional plan - Upon the adoption by the electors of any of the...

Section 2972 - Recording and filing of plan - The municipal clerk or secretary shall immediately cause the new...

Section 2973 - Scope of powers of optional plan - The general grant of municipal power under this subpart is...

Section 2974 - Limitation on powers of optional plan - The optional plan of any municipality adopted in accordance with...

Section 2981 - Limitation on local municipality - No local municipality within a county shall supersede or exercise...

Section 2982 - Retention of existing form of government - Each municipality which does not adopt a home rule charter...

Section 2983 - Retention of existing form of government when electors disapprove proposal - In case the electors of any municipality disapprove a proposal...

Section 2984 - Assumption of functions previously assumed by other municipality - (a) Assumption of indebtedness.--A municipality assuming a function previously performed...

Chapter 30 - Types of Optional Plans of Government

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 30 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...

Section 3001 - Designation and applicability of plan - The form of government provided in this subchapter shall be...

Section 3002 - Officers and employees - Each municipality under this subchapter shall be governed by an...

Section 3003 - Election and term of office of officials - The executive (mayor), the treasurer, if elected, the district attorney...

Section 3004 - Election and term of office of council members - The council shall consist of five members unless, under the...

Section 3005 - First election of council members - At the first municipal election following the adoption of this...

Section 3006 - Legislative power vested in council - The legislative power of the municipality as provided by laws...

Section 3007 - Organization of council - On the first Monday of January following the regular municipal...

Section 3008 - Powers of council concerning officers and agencies - The council, in addition to other powers and duties as...

Section 3009 - Appointment and duties of municipal clerk or secretary - A municipal clerk or secretary shall be appointed in the...

Section 3010 - Executive power vested in executive - The executive power of the municipality shall be exercised by...

Section 3011 - Powers and duties of executive - The executive (mayor) shall enforce the plan and ordinances of...

Section 3012 - Approval or veto of ordinances - (a) General rule.--Ordinances adopted by the council shall be submitted...

Section 3013 - Mayor, departments and department heads - (a) Inability of executive to perform duties.--The executive (mayor) shall...

Section 3014 - Department of administration - (a) Department heads.--Where a department of administration is established, it...

Section 3015 - Budget - The municipal budget shall be prepared by the executive (mayor)...

Section 3016 - Form and adoption of budget - The budget shall be in the form required by council...

Section 3017 - Amended budget - During January next following any municipal election, the executive (mayor)...

Section 3018 - Council amendments to budget - Council may amend the budget during January next following any...

Section 3031 - Designation and applicability of plan - The form of government provided in this subchapter shall be...

Section 3032 - Departments - The municipality shall have a department of administration and shall...

Section 3033 - Mandatory department of administration - Under Executive (Mayor) - Council Plan B a department of...

Section 3041 - Designation and applicability of plan - The form of government provided in this subpart shall be...

Section 3042 - Powers and duties of executive - The executive (mayor) shall enforce the plan and ordinances of...

Section 3043 - Appointment and duties of managing director - (a) General rule.--The executive (mayor) shall appoint, with the advice...

Section 3051 - Designation and applicability of plan - The form of government provided in this subchapter shall be...

Section 3052 - Officers and employees - Each municipality under this subchapter shall be governed by an...

Section 3053 - Election and term of office of elected officials - The district attorney in the case of counties and the...

Section 3054 - Election and term of office of council members - The municipal council shall consist of five members unless, under...

Section 3055 - First election of council members - At the first municipal election following the adoption by a...

Section 3056 - Selection of mayor, council president or chairman - (a) General rule.--On the first Monday of January following the...

Section 3057 - Appointment and duties of municipal clerk or secretary - A municipal clerk or secretary shall be appointed in the...

Section 3058 - Powers and duties of council - (a) General rule.--All powers as provided by laws applicable to...

Section 3059 - Qualifications of municipal manager - The municipal manager shall be chosen by the council on...

Section 3060 - Removal of municipal manager from office - The municipal manager shall be appointed for an indefinite term...

Section 3061 - Inability of municipal manager to perform duties - The municipal manager may designate a qualified administrative officer of...

Section 3062 - Powers and duties of municipal manager - The municipal manager shall have the following powers and duties:...

Section 3063 - Preparation and adoption of budget - The municipal manager shall submit to council his recommended budget,...

Section 3064 - Amended budget - During January next following any municipal election, council may request...

Section 3071 - Designation and applicability of plan - The form of government provided in this subchapter shall be...

Section 3072 - Officers - Each municipality shall be governed by an elected executive (mayor)...

Section 3073 - Election of council members - The council shall consist of the executive (mayor), who shall...

Section 3074 - Organization of council - On the first Monday of January following the regular municipal...

Section 3075 - Powers and duties of council - The legislative power of the municipality shall be exercised by...

Section 3076 - Municipal clerk or secretary, solicitor and agencies - (a) Municipal clerk or secretary.--A municipal clerk or secretary shall...

Section 3077 - Powers and duties of executive - The executive power of the municipality shall be exercised by...

Section 3078 - Appointment of officers and employees by executive - The executive (mayor) shall appoint subordinate officers and employees with...

Section 3079 - Preparation and adoption of budget - The municipal budget shall be prepared by the executive (mayor)...

Section 3080 - Amended budget - During the month of January next following any municipal elections,...

Section 3091 - Designation and applicability of plan - The form of government provided in this subpart shall be...

Section 3092 - County officers - (a) Enumeration.--The county officers shall be as follows: (1) County...

Section 3093 - Powers - All county officers may exercise those powers granted by general...

Section 3094 - Additional options for election of county sheriff - A government study commission created and constituted as provided in...

Section 3095 - Approval of plan - If the optional plan, including an additional option or options...

Chapter 31 - General Provisions Common to Optional Plans

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 31 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...

Section 3101 - Adverse interest in contracts for purchase or services - (a) General rule.--If a municipal officer or official elected or...

Section 3102 - Acceptance of services at more favorable terms - An officer or employee shall not accept or receive, directly...

Section 3103 - Gift or promise of thing of value to influence political support - (a) General rule.--A candidate for office, appointment or employment or...

Section 3104 - Refusal or failure to appear or testify before court - Any person elected or appointed to any office or position...

Section 3111 - Selection and duties of municipal treasurer - (a) General rule.--Under any of the optional plans as set...

Section 3121 - Appointment of members of boards and commissions - The appointment power of the chief executive of the municipality...

Section 3122 - Appointment of subordinate officers and employees - (a) General rule.--Appointments and promotions of subordinate officers and employees...

Section 3131 - Applicability of subchapter - This subchapter shall apply to the filling of vacancies in...

Section 3132 - Manner of filling vacancies in office - (a) Members of council.-- (1) If a vacancy exists in...

Section 3141 - Regular and special meetings of council - The council shall, by ordinance or resolution, designate the time...

Section 3142 - Procedure and functions of council - (a) Rules of procedure.--Council shall determine its own rules of...

Section 3143 - Adoption of ordinances - (a) General rule.--Except as may otherwise be provided in this...

Section 3144 - Recording and compilation of ordinances and resolutions - The municipal clerk or secretary shall record all ordinances and...

Section 3145 - Filing and publication of rules and regulations - No rule or regulation made by any department, officer, agency...

Section 3146 - Passage of administrative ordinance - The council shall prepare and pass an administrative ordinance which...

Section 3151 - Exercise of financial management control functions - The council shall provide by separate ordinance or in the...

Section 3152 - Post audits by independent auditor - The council may provide for annual post audits of all...

Section 3153 - Selection of controller - Under any of the optional plans as set forth in...

Section 3161 - Applicability of plan - Whenever the electors of a municipality adopt any of the...

Section 3162 - Status and term of office of officials - (a) Existing elected official.--Any elected municipal official in office at...

Section 3163 - Compensation of elected officials - (a) Officials elected prior to transition year.--The annual compensation of...

Section 3164 - Status of existing ordinances and resolutions - On the effective date of an optional plan adopted pursuant...

Section 3165 - Abolishment of existing appointive offices - (a) General rule.--On the effective date of an optional plan...

Section 3166 - Pending actions and proceedings - All actions and proceedings of a legislative, executive or judicial...

Section 3171 - Repeal of optional plan and establishment of new form of government - (a) General rule.--The procedure for repeal of an optional plan...

Chapter 54 - Business Improvement Districts

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 54 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...

Section 5401 - Short title and scope of chapter - (a) Short title of chapter.--This chapter shall be known and...

Section 5402 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 5403 - Powers of governing body - The governing body of every municipal corporation shall have the...

Section 5404 - Administrative services provided by cities of the second class - In addition to the powers of the governing body established...

Section 5405 - Assessment authorized - The governing body may impose an assessment on each benefited...

Section 5406 - Method and payment of assessment - (a) Method.--The total cost of the administrative services or improvements...

Chapter 55 - Parking Authorities

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 55 was added June 19, 2001, P.L.287, No.22,...

Section 5501 - Scope of chapter - This chapter deals with parking authorities.

Section 5502 - Declaration of policy - The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) Residential...

Section 5503 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 5504 - Method of incorporation - (a) Procedure.-- (1) If a legislative body desires to organize...

Section 5505 - Purposes and powers - (a) General.-- (1) The authority shall constitute a public body...

Section 5506 - Bonds - (a) Authorization.-- (1) A bond must be authorized by resolution...

Section 5507 - Bondholders - (a) Rights and remedies.--The rights and the remedies conferred upon...

Section 5508 - Governing body - (a) Scope.--This section does not apply to cities of the...

Section 5508.1 - Special provisions for authorities in cities of the first class - (a) Scope.--This section applies only to cities of the first...

Section 5508.2 - Additional special provisions for authorities in cities of the first class; mixed-use projects - (a) Scope.--This section applies only to cities of the first...

Section 5508.3 - Restrictions on authorities in cities of the first class - (a) Restricted activities, statement of financial interests; public meetings and...

Section 5508.4 - Granting of interests and mixed-use projects for authorities in cities of the second class - (a) Findings and declaration.--The General Assembly finds and declares as...

Section 5509 - Acquisition of lands - (a) Authorization.-- (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2),...

Section 5510 - Money of authority - (a) Treasurer.-- (1) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter,...

Section 5510.1 - Management of authority funds in cities of the first class - (a) General rule.-- (1) Except as otherwise provided in this...

Section 5510.2 - Special funds in cities of the first class - (a) General rule.--An authority, under resolutions adopted from time to...

Section 5510.3 - Bonds in cities of the first class - (a) General rule.-- (1) The bonds of the authority shall...

Section 5510.4 - Contracts with obligees of an authority in cities of the first class - (a) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in any resolution of...

Section 5510.5 - Commonwealth pledges in cities of the first class - (a) General rule.--The Commonwealth does hereby pledge to and agree...

Section 5510.6 - Provisions of bonds and trust indentures in cities of the first class - (a) General rule.--In connection with the issuance of bonds or...

Section 5510.7 - Funds collected on behalf of a municipality (Deleted by amendment) - 2004 Amendment. Section 5510.7 was deleted by amendment July 16,...

Section 5510.8 - Bonds to be legal investments - (a) General rule.--Bonds issued under this chapter are hereby made...

Section 5510.9 - Validity of pledge - (a) General rule.--Any pledge of or grant of a lien...

Section 5510.10 - Security interest in funds and accounts - (a) General rule.--Any moneys deposited in any fund created by...

Section 5510.11 - Limitation on authority under Federal bankruptcy code - (a) General rule.--So long as an authority shall have outstanding...

Section 5511 - Competition in award of contracts - (a) Services.-- (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2),...

Section 5512 - Use of projects - (a) Regulations.--Subject to subsection (b), the use of the facilities...

Section 5513 - Pledge by Commonwealth - (a) Power of authorities.--The Commonwealth pledges to and agrees with...

Section 5514 - Termination of authority - (a) Conveyance of projects.--When an authority has finally paid and...

Section 5515 - Exemption from taxation; payments in lieu of taxes - The effectuation of the authorized purposes of authorities created under...

Section 5516 - Transfer of existing facilities to authority - (a) Authorization.--Any county, city, borough, town or township or any...

Section 5517 - Severability - The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision...

Chapter 56 - Municipal Authorities

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 56 was added June 19, 2001, P.L.287, No.22,...

Section 5601 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 5602 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 5603 - Method of incorporation - (a) Resolution of intent.--Whenever the municipal authorities of any municipality...

Section 5604 - Municipalities withdrawing from and joining in joint authorities - (a) Power to withdraw.--When an authority has been incorporated by...

Section 5605 - Amendment of articles - (a) Purpose.--An authority may amend its articles for the following...

Section 5606 - School district projects - (a) Merger and consolidation authorized.--Any two or more existing authorities,...

Section 5607 - Purposes and powers - (a) Scope of projects permitted.--Every authority incorporated under this chapter...

Section 5608 - Bonds - (a) Authorization.-- (1) A bond must be authorized by resolution...

Section 5609 - Bondholders - (a) Rights and remedies.--The rights and the remedies conferred upon...

Section 5610 - Governing body - (a) Board.--Except as set forth in subsection (a.1), the powers...

Section 5611 - Investment of authority funds - (a) Powers.--The board shall have the power to: (1) Invest...

Section 5612 - Money of authority - (a) Treasurer.--The treasurer of an authority, or other designated recipient,...

Section 5613 - Transfer of existing facilities to authority - (a) Authorization.--Any municipality, school district or owner may sell, lease,...

Section 5614 - Competition in award of contracts - (a) Services.-- (1) Except as set forth in paragraph (2),...

Section 5615 - Acquisition of lands, water and water rights - (a) Authorization.-- (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), the...

Section 5616 - Acquisition of capital stock - (a) Acquisition.--In the event that the authority shall own 90%...

Section 5617 - Use of projects - The use of the facilities of the authority and the...

Section 5618 - Pledge by Commonwealth - (a) Power of authorities.--The Commonwealth pledges to and agrees with...

Section 5619 - Termination of authority - (a) Conveyance of projects.--When an authority has finally paid and...

Section 5620 - Exemption from taxation and payments in lieu of taxes - The effectuation of the authorized purposes of authorities created under...

Section 5621 - Constitutional construction - The provisions of this chapter shall be severable, and if...

Section 5622 - Conveyance by authorities to municipalities or school districts of established projects - (a) Project.--If a project established under this chapter by a...

Section 5623 - Revival of an expired authority - (a) Retroactive revival.--Upon the filing of the required municipal statements...

Chapter 57 - Taxicabs and Limousines in First Class Cities

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 57 was added December 30, 2002, P.L.2001, No.230....

Section 5701 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 5701.1 - Legislative findings - The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) The...

Section 5702 - Advisory committee - (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established an advisory committee to be...

Section 5703 - Rates - (a) Rates to be just and reasonable.--Every rate made for...

Section 5704 - Power of authority to require insurance - The authority may, by regulation or order, prescribe for a...

Section 5705 - Contested complaints - (a) Adjudication.--Contested complaints brought before the authority alleging violations of...

Section 5706 - Driver certification program - (a) General rule.--The authority shall provide for the establishment of...

Section 5707 - Budget and assessments - (a) Budget submission.-- (1) The authority shall prepare and, through...

Section 5707.1 - Assessment notice and hearings - (a) Notice of assessment and payment.-- (1) The authority shall...

Section 5708 - Funds - (a) Regulatory Fund.--The Philadelphia Taxicab and Limousine Regulatory Fund is...

Section 5709 - (Reserved) - (July 16, 2004, P.L.758, No.94, eff. imd.; July 9, 2013,...

Section 5710 - Fees - (a) Fees authorized.--The authority may collect fees necessary for the...

Section 5711 - Power of authority to issue certificates of public convenience - (a) General rule.--In addition to the powers conferred upon the...

Section 5712 - Medallion system - (a) System.--There is a medallion system within cities of the...

Section 5713 - Property and licensing rights - (a) Property rights.--Medallions are property and may not be revoked...

Section 5714 - Certificate and medallion required - (a) Vehicles generally.-- (1) A vehicle may not be operated...

Section 5715 - Contested complaints (Deleted by amendment) - 2004 Amendment. Section 5715 was deleted by amendment July 16,...

Section 5716 - Reissuance of medallion - Within 30 days of the close of each fiscal year,...

Section 5717 - Additional certificates and medallions - (a) Limitation on number.--Subject to the limits established in section...

Section 5718 - Restrictions - (a) Place of transaction.--A medallion may not be sold or...

Section 5719 - Driver certification program (Deleted by amendment) - 2004 Amendment. Section 5719 was deleted by amendment July 16,...

Section 5720 - Wages - (a) Minimum wage.--Each certificate holder shall pay at least a...

Section 5721 - Centralized dispatcher - In cities of the first class, all medallion holders shall...

Section 5722 - Regulations - The authority may prescribe such rules and regulations as it...

Section 5723 - Budget and fees (Deleted by amendment) - 2004 Amendment. Section 5723 was deleted by amendment July 16,...

Section 5724 - Criminal penalties - For the purpose of this subchapter, any person or corporation...

Section 5725 - Civil penalties - (a) General rule.--If any person or corporation subject to this...

Section 5741 - Certificate of public convenience required - (a) General rule.--In order to operate a limousine service within...

Section 5741.1 - Power of authority - (a) General rule.--In addition to the other powers conferred upon...

Section 5742 - Regulations - The authority is authorized to prescribe such rules and regulations...

Section 5743 - Budget and fees (Deleted by amendment) - 2004 Amendment. Section 5743 was deleted by amendment July 16,...

Section 5744 - Criminal penalties - For the purpose of this subchapter, any person or corporation...

Section 5745 - Civil penalties - (a) General rule.--If any person or corporation subject to this...

Chapter 57A - Transportation Network Companies

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 57A was added November 4, 2016, P.L.1222, No.164,...

Section 57A01 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 57A02 - License required - (a) General rule.--No person shall engage in the business of...

Section 57A03 - Application - (a) General rule.--In addition to the powers conferred upon the...

Section 57A04 - Qualifications for licensure - (a) General rule.--In addition to the license application requirements listed...

Section 57A05 - License issuance and appeal of denial - (a) General rule.--The authority shall grant an application and issue...

Section 57A06 - License enforcement - The authority shall have the power to initiate a regulatory...

Section 57A06.1 - Appeals generally - A person aggrieved by an order of the authority entered...

Section 57A07 - Insurance requirements - (a) General rule.--A transportation network company driver or transportation network...

Section 57A08 - Vehicle ownership and standards - (a) General rule.--In addition to all other legal requirements, it...

Section 57A09 - Vehicle inspections - (a) Personal vehicle.--A transportation network company shall not allow any...

Section 57A10 - Distinctive signage - (a) Display.--A personal vehicle used to provide transportation network service...

Section 57A11 - Transportation network service accessibility - (a) Accessibility of digital network.--By January 1, 2017, the digital...

Section 57A12 - Transportation network company drivers - (a) Separate licenses prohibited.--A separate license may not be required...

Section 57A13 - Intoxicating substance policy - (a) Zero-tolerance policy.--A transportation network company shall implement and enforce...

Section 57A14 - Reporting requirement - (a) Display.--A transportation network company shall display the authority's e-mail...

Section 57A15 - Driver credentials - A transportation network company shall issue a digital credential to...

Section 57A16 - Operating regulations - (a) Prohibitions.--In addition to all other requirements provided under this...

Section 57A17 - Fare rates - (a) Offer.--A transportation network company or transportation network company driver...

Section 57A18 - Records and reports - (a) Duty to keep.-- (1) A transportation network company shall...

Section 57A19 - Penalties - (a) Penalty amount and training program.--In addition to other penalties...

Section 57A20 - Impoundment of vehicles - (a) Authority to impound.--The authority may confiscate and impound vehicles...

Section 57A21 - Enforcement and rules and regulations - (a) Display.--Upon request, a transportation network company driver shall display...

Section 57A22 - Assessment - The following shall apply: (1) A transportation network company operating...

Chapter 57B - Regulation of Taxicabs and Limousines in Cities of the First Class

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 57B was added November 4, 2016, P.L.1222, No.164,...

Section 57B01 - Legislative findings - The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) The...

Section 57B02 - Regulation of taxicabs and limousines - (a) Duty.--The authority shall, within 90 days of the effective...

Chapter 58 - Contractors' Bonds and Financial Security for Redevelopment Contracts (Repealed)

Section 5801 - § 5810 - (Repealed) - 2004 Unconstitutionality. Act 230 of 2002 was declared unconstitutional. City...

Chapter 59 - Pennsylvania Convention Center Authority (Repealed)

Section 5901 - § 5923 - (Repealed) - 2004 Unconstitutionality. Act 230 of 2002 was declared unconstitutional. City...

Chapter 60 - Optional Affordable Housing Funding

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 60 was added July 14, 2005, P.L.280, No.49,...

Section 6001 - Scope of chapter - This chapter deals with optional affordable housing funding.

Section 6002 - Legislative purpose - The General Assembly intends to provide a method for counties...

Section 6003 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 6011 - Affordable housing programs fee in counties - (a) General rule.--The governing body of each county may, by...

Section 6012 - Disposition of proceeds in counties - (a) Deposit.--Money collected as a result of the fee imposed...

Section 6013 - Affordable housing efforts in counties - "Affordable housing effort" as used in this subchapter is any...

Section 6021 - Affordable housing programs fee in cities of first class - (a) General rule.--The governing body of a city of the...

Section 6022 - Disposition of proceeds in cities of first class - (a) Deposit.--Money collected as a result of the fee imposed...

Section 6023 - Affordable housing efforts in cities of first class - "Affordable housing effort" as used in this subchapter is a...

Chapter 61 - Neighborhood Blight Reclamation and Revitalization

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 61 was added October 27, 2010, P.L.875, No.90,...

Section 6101 - Short title of chapter - This chapter shall be known and may be cited as...

Section 6102 - Legislative findings and purpose - The General Assembly finds and declares as follows: (1) There...

Section 6103 - Definitions - The following words and phrases when used in this chapter...

Section 6111 - Actions - In addition to any other remedy available at law or...

Section 6112 - Asset attachment - (a) General rule.--A lien may be placed against the assets...

Section 6113 - Duty of out-of-State owners of property in this Commonwealth - A person or other responsible party who lives or has...

Section 6114 - Duty of corporation, association and trust owners - Where, after reasonable efforts, service of process for a notice...

Section 6115 - Failure to comply with a code requirement - (a) Offense defined.--The owner of real property commits the offense...

Section 6131 - Municipal permit denial - (a) Denial.-- (1) A municipality or a board under subsection...

Section 6143 - Conflict with other law - In the event of a conflict between the requirements of...

Section 6144 - Relief for inherited property - Where property is inherited by will or intestacy, the devisee...

Section 6145 - Construction - Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to abridge or...

Chapter 80 - General Provisions

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 80 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...

Section 8001 - Short title, scope and applicability of subpart - (a) Short title of subpart.--This subpart shall be known and...

Section 8002 - Definitions - (a) Classification of debt.--With respect to classifications of debt and...

Section 8003 - Advertisement and effectiveness of ordinances - (a) Advertisement of ordinances.--Notwithstanding any other statute to the contrary,...

Section 8004 - When lease or other agreement evidences acquisition of capital asset - (a) General rule.--A lease, guaranty, subsidy contract or other agreement...

Section 8005 - Classification and authority to issue bonds and notes - (a) Classification.--Bonds or notes prior to the authorization thereof shall...

Section 8006 - Preliminary cost estimates - Prior to the initial authorization of bonds or notes or...

Section 8007 - Cost of project - The cost of a project includes the amount of all...

Section 8008 - Home rule - (a) General rule.--Every local government unit obtaining a home rule...

Section 8009 - Guaranty funds and compulsory associations - (a) Self-insurance.--No self-insurance program funded pursuant to this subpart shall...

Section 8021 - No limitation on debt approved by electors - All debt of any classification, whenever incurred, which is approved,...

Section 8022 - Limitations on incurring of other debt - (a) Nonelectoral debt.--Except as provided in subsections (c), (d) and...

Section 8023 - Transfer to electoral debt of debt incurred without approval of electors - The governing body of any local government unit may, by...

Section 8024 - Exclusion of subsidized debt from net nonelectoral debt or net lease rental debt - (a) Filings with department.--Subsidized debt shall not be excluded from...

Section 8025 - Exclusion of self-liquidating debt evidenced by revenue bonds or notes to determine net nonelectoral debt - Self-liquidating debt evidenced by revenue bonds or notes shall not...

Section 8026 - Exclusion of other self-liquidating debt to determine net nonelectoral debt or net lease rental debt - (a) Filings with department.--Self-liquidating debt shall not be excluded in...

Section 8027 - Effect of debt limitations on outstanding debt - Notwithstanding anything in other law or in this subpart, this...

Section 8028 - Determination of existing net nonelectoral debt and net nonelectoral plus net lease rental debt - (a) Gross nonelectoral and lease rental debt.--From the gross principal...

Section 8029 - Determination of debt limits - Whenever it is necessary to determine the limitations on the...

Section 8041 - Desire resolution and expense of certain elections - (a) Resolution.--Whenever the governing body of any local government unit...

Section 8042 - Advertisement of election - (a) General rule.--Notice of the election shall be given in...

Section 8043 - Conduct of election - (a) Certification of resolution and question.--The governing body, at least...

Section 8044 - Finality of result of election - Any interested party or any taxpayer may contest the validity...

Section 8045 - Effect of defeat of question - If at the election the question is defeated, another election...

Section 8046 - Issuance of bonds, notes or other instruments to evidence electoral debt - If at the election the question is approved, the governing...

Section 8047 - Cancellation or termination of approval of electors - (a) Lapse of time.--On the tenth anniversary of the date...

Section 8048 - Limitation on use of proceeds of electoral debt - Where bonds or notes have been issued pursuant to an...

Section 8049 - Manner of changing purpose of electoral debt - If the governing body determines it to be advisable either...

Chapter 81 - Incurring Debt and Issuing Bonds and Notes

Extra - Chapter Notes - Enactment. Chapter 81 was added December 19, 1996, P.L.1158, No.177,...

Section 8101 - Combining projects for financing or series of bonds or notes for sale - The governing body of a local government unit may by...

Section 8102 - Preliminary authorizations as to financing - The governing body of a local government unit may express...

Section 8103 - Ordinance authorizing issuance of bonds or notes or instruments evidencing lease rental debt - (a) General rule.--The ordinance or ordinances or, in the case...

Section 8104 - Covenant to pay bonds or notes or a guaranty - (a) General rule.--The local government unit shall, in the ordinance...

Section 8105 - Additional provisions in ordinance authorizing issuance of revenue or guaranteed revenue bonds or notes - In addition to the provisions required or permitted by sections...

Section 8106 - Sinking fund depository and trustee for bondholders or noteholders - (a) General rule.--Every local government unit issuing bonds or notes...

Section 8107 - Award of bonds or notes - When an acceptable proposal for the purchase of the bonds...

Section 8108 - Bond anticipation notes - (a) Issuance.--The governing body may evidence all or part of...

Section 8109 - Small borrowing for capital purposes - (a) General rule.--Any local government unit may incur debt by...

Section 8110 - Debt statement - (a) General rule.--Before delivering any general obligation bonds or notes...

Section 8111 - Submission to department - (a) General rule.--Before delivering any bonds or notes other than...

Section 8112 - Agreements with bondholders or noteholders - Except as otherwise specified in this subpart, a local government...

Section 8113 - Lost, stolen, destroyed or mutilated bonds or notes - (a) General rule.--If any temporary or definitive bond or note,...

Section 8114 - Evidence of signatures of holders and of ownership of bonds, notes and tax anticipation notes - Any request, consent or other instrument which may be required...

Section 8115 - Contractual effect of ordinances and resolutions - Except as otherwise provided in any ordinance or resolution authorizing...

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Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY

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Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY