16 Pa.C.S. § 101
Scope of title
This title relates to counties.
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes Title 16 — COUNTIES
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16 Pa.C.S. § 102
Applicability
Except for the following, this title does not apply to counties of the first or second classes: (1) Section 108 (relating to legislation according to class). (2) Sections 301 (relating to enumeration of counties), 310 (relating to counties divided into nine classes) and 311 (relating to ascertainment, certification and…
16 Pa.C.S. § 102.1
Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this title shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "County Code." The former act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code. "Municipal corporation." A city, borough, incorporated town, township…
16 Pa.C.S. § 103
Excluded provisions
This title does not include any provisions of, and may not be construed to repeal: (1) Article XIII.1 of the act of April 9, 1929 (P.L.343, No.176), known as The Fiscal Code. (2) Except as otherwise provided in section 3903 of the County Code, the act of June 3, 1937 (P.L.1333, No.320), known as the Pennsylvania Electi…
16 Pa.C.S. § 104
Saving clause
(a) Continuation.--This title, as far as the provisions of this title are the same as the provisions of laws in existence on January 1, 1956, shall be construed as a continuation of the laws and not as a new enactment. The repeal by the County Code of any provisions of law may not revive any law repealed or superseded…
16 Pa.C.S. § 105
Holding of office
An individual holding an elective office under the County Code shall continue to hold the office until the expiration of the individual's term, subject to the conditions and salary attached to the office prior to October 24, 2018.
16 Pa.C.S. § 106
Construction of references
If reference is made to any act, the reference shall also apply to and include any codifications in which the provisions of the act referred to are substantially reenacted or to reenactments, revisions or amendments of the act.
16 Pa.C.S. § 107
Constitutional construction
The provisions of this title shall be severable, and, if any of its provisions are held to be unconstitutional, the decision of the court may not affect the validity of the remaining provisions of this title. It is declared as a legislative intent that this title would have been adopted by the General Assembly had the…
16 Pa.C.S. § 108
Legislation according to class
The affairs of counties shall be legislated for and regulated by general laws, applicable to each county, or to particular classes, as fixed and appointed by this title. Each law adopted by the General Assembly for one or more of the classes fixed and appointed by this title shall be deemed to be general laws.
16 Pa.C.S. § 301
Enumeration of counties
The Commonwealth shall be divided into 67 named counties, as now established by law. The counties shall be Adams, Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Bedford, Berks, Blair, Bradford, Bucks, Butler, Cambria, Cameron, Carbon, Centre, Chester, Clarion, Clearfield, Clinton, Columbia, Crawford, Cumberland, Dauphin, Delaware, Elk,…
16 Pa.C.S. § 310
Counties divided into nine classes
For the purposes of legislation and the regulation of a county's affairs, counties of this Commonwealth, now in existence and counties to be created, shall be divided into nine classes as follows: (1) First class counties, having a population of at least 1,500,000 inhabitants. (2) Second class counties, having a popula…
16 Pa.C.S. § 311
Ascertainment, certification and effect of change of class
(a) Ascertainment.--The classification of counties shall be ascertained and fixed according to population by reference to the Federal decennial census under this section, less the number of individuals residing on lands that have been ceded to the United States. (b) Certification.-- (1) The Governor, under the great se…
16 Pa.C.S. § 501
Petition to Commonwealth Court
(a) Boundary lines.--The boundary line between two or more adjoining counties may be determined, surveyed, established or marked as provided under this title. (b) Petition.--The process under subsection (a) shall be instituted on petition of a taxpayer, the county commissioners or the governing body of a political subd…
16 Pa.C.S. § 502
Commonwealth Court designation of neutral court and appointment of commission
(a) Designation.--The court, upon the filing of the petition, shall designate a court of a county not affected by the question and not adjoining any of the counties involved to act in the proceeding. The designated court shall sit in the court's home county. (b) Appointment.--If the designated court determines that the…
16 Pa.C.S. § 503
Compensation, assistants and expenses
(a) Compensation.--The surveyors or professional engineers composing the boundary commission under section 502 (relating to Commonwealth Court designation of neutral court and appointment of commission) shall each receive compensation fixed by the court for the time necessarily spent in the discharge of the duties and…
16 Pa.C.S. § 504
Oath, organization and duties
(a) Oath.--The members of the boundary commission shall take and subscribe the oath under 53 Pa.C.S. § 1141 (relating to form of oaths of office) prior to assuming duties with the commission. (b) Organization.--The boundary commission shall: (1) Meet and organize within two weeks of the appointment. (2) Select from the…
16 Pa.C.S. § 505
Authority to fix undetermined county line
(a) Recommendations.--If the boundary commission cannot determine, ascertain or locate the existing county line, the commission shall report to the court of common pleas with a recommendation that a new county line be established in whole or in part. (b) Establishing new lines.--If the court deems establishment of a ne…
16 Pa.C.S. § 506
Report of boundary commission, approval by court and certification of line
(a) Report.--The boundary commission shall prepare a written report containing a map or draft showing the courses and distances of the line ascertained and designated by the commission as the existing county line, or if the commission has been directed to fix and determine a new county line, the map or draft shall inst…
16 Pa.C.S. § 1121
Short title and scope of subchapter
(a) Short title of subchapter.--This subchapter shall be known and may be cited as the County Officer and Employee Fiscal Security Act. (b) Scope of subchapter.--This subchapter applies to security coverage and additional coverage in the form of bonds, blanket bond or insurance, protecting against events of loss of mon…
16 Pa.C.S. § 1122
Definitions
The following words and phrases when used in this subchapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Additional coverage." Insurance that covers each county at a minimum for the loss of money or property through robbery, burglary and larceny committed by pa…
16 Pa.C.S. § 1123
Required security
(a) In general.--A county shall obtain security coverage and additional coverage for county officers and employees in accordance with this subchapter. (b) Security coverage.--Security coverage shall be provided in accordance with the following: (1) Section 1124 (relating to official security and officers). (2) Section…
16 Pa.C.S. § 1124
Official security and officers
(a) Official security.--Each county shall obtain official security in the form of bonds, a blanket bond or a crime-fidelity insurance policy, which is endorsed with faithful performance of duty coverage, that protects the county from losses caused by acts of the officers set forth in subsection (b) or the equivalent of…
16 Pa.C.S. § 1125
Other county officers and employees
A county shall obtain security coverage with faithful performance of duty coverage for all county officers and employees who are not subject to section 1124 (relating to official security and officers), including deputies and other appointees in each county office, who are required to receive, account for or hold any m…
16 Pa.C.S. § 1126
County officers and employees acting as agents
Each county shall obtain security coverage for county officers and employees acting as agents of a Commonwealth agency or governing authority in accordance with this subchapter or any other law, regulation or rule requiring the posting of security in the form of a bond or otherwise.
16 Pa.C.S. § 1127
Bonds or blanket bond as security coverage
(a) In general.--A county may comply with section 1123(b) (relating to required security) by providing bonds or a blanket bond in accordance with the following: (1) The bond or blanket bond shall be joint and several, with one or more surety companies authorized to do business in this Commonwealth and licensed by the I…
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