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Appointment - 22 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 3301

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                                CHAPTER 33
                    RAILROAD AND STREET RAILWAY POLICE

     Sec.
     3301.  Appointment.
     3302.  Oath of office.
     3303.  Powers and duties.
     3304.  Compensation and liability.
     3305.  Termination of appointment.

        Enactment.  Chapter 33 was added November 23, 1982, P.L.686,
     No.196, effective in 30 days. Section 3 of Act 196 of 1982
     provided that nothing contained in the act shall affect the
     validity of any commissions which are presently valid and issued
     pursuant to the acts repealed by Act 196.
        Cross References.  Chapter 33 is referred to in section 2162
     of Title 53 (Municipalities Generally).
     § 3301.  Appointment.
        A corporation owning or operating a railroad or street
     passenger railway in this Commonwealth, including also an
     authority existing pursuant to Article III of the act of January
     22, 1968 (P.L.42, No.8), known as the "Pennsylvania Urban Mass
     Transportation Law," for its entire transportation system, and
     including an authority existing pursuant to the act of April 6,
     1956 (1955 P.L.1414, No.465), known as the "Second Class County
     Port Authority Act," may apply to the Commissioner of the
     Pennsylvania State Police upon such forms as he shall prescribe
     for the appointment of specific persons as the applicant may
     designate to act as railroad or street railway policemen for it.
     The commissioner, after such investigation as he shall deem
     necessary, shall recommend to the Governor the commissioning of
     such persons as railroad or street railway policemen or advise
     the applicant of their adverse recommendations and the reasons
     therefor. The Governor, upon such application and
     recommendation, may appoint such persons to be railroad or
     street railway policemen, and shall issue to such persons so
     appointed a commission to act as such policemen.

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