53 Pa. Stat. § 752.3

Current through Pa Acts 2024-35, 2024-56

Section 752.3 - Prohibition against employing certain persons

A Commonwealth agency, State-related institution, political subdivision, municipal authority, local, regional or metropolitan transportation authority or any other person shall not employ or continue to employ an individual as a law enforcement officer when the individual has been convicted of any of the following:

(1) An offense graded a felony or a serious misdemeanor.

(2) An offense in another jurisdiction, state, territory or country in accordance with the laws of that jurisdiction, state, territory or country, and the offense is equivalent to an offense specified in paragraph (1) regardless of its grading in that jurisdiction, state, territory or country.

53 P.S. § 752.3

2004, Jan. 29, P.L. 4, No. 2, § 3, effective July 1, 2004.