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2022 Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 51 - MILITARY AFFAIRS
Chapter 61 - Miscellaneous Provisions
Section 6108 - Liability of public officers for nonexecution of process
Universal Citation: 51 PA Cons Stat § 6108 (2022)
§ 6108. Liability of public officers for nonexecution of process.
The neglect or refusal of any sheriff, constable, peace officer or jail warden to execute any process, to make proper return of all fines and penalties collected or to receive into custody any prisoner shall be deemed a misdemeanor and shall subject the offender to a prosecution by the proper district attorney and to a penalty, upon conviction of each such offense, of $1,000 to the use of the Commonwealth.
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