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2019 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 61 - PRISONS AND PAROLE
Chapter 17 - County Correctional Institutions
Section 1734 - Powers of peace officers
Universal Citation: 61 PA Cons Stat § 1734 (2019)
§ 1734. Powers of peace officers.
A chief administrator, deputy warden or corrections officer of a county correctional institution may exercise the powers of a peace officer in the performance of that person's duties generally in:
(1) Guarding, protecting and delivering inmates.
(2) Protecting the property and interests of the county.
(3) Capturing and returning inmates that may have escaped.
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