Pennsylvania § 1731 - Establishment.
Full text of Pennsylvania Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 1731 — Establishment., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 1731. Establishment.
(a) General rule.--
(1) In counties of the third, fourth and fifth class, the persons now holding the following offices and their successors in each county of the third, fourth or fifth class shall compose a board to be known as the board of inspectors of the jail or county prison.
(2) The following persons shall be members of the board:
(i) The president judge of the court of common pleas or a judge designated by him.
(ii) The district attorney.
(iii) The sheriff.
(iv) The controller.
(v) The county commissioners.
(2.1) The members of the board under paragraph (2) may appoint not less than two and not more than four additional members to the board who must be residents of the county for which the board is established.
(3) The board and the officers appointed by it shall provide for the safekeeping, discipline and employment of inmates and the government and management of the correctional institution.
(4) The duty of the sheriff relating to the safekeeping of inmates shall cease and determine on their committal to the correctional institution, and the sheriff may not be furnished a residence in the correctional institution.
(5) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (2), the president judge may choose at any time to delete the judge position from the board by so notifying the chairperson and secretary of the board in writing. The decision to delete this position shall remain in effect for as long as the president judge making the decision shall remain as president judge and thereafter until rescinded in like fashion by a successor.
(b) Counties that may elect to be subject to subchapter.--Any county of the second class A or sixth, seventh or eighth class may elect by resolution of the county commissioners to be governed by the provisions of this subchapter.
(c) Counties of the second class A subject to subchapter.--A county that advances in class to become a county of the second class A on or after October 1, 2021, shall be governed by the provisions of this subchapter.
(Feb. 17, 2022, P.L.50, No.13, eff. imd.; Oct. 29, 2024, P.L.1037, No.114, eff. 60 days)
2024 Amendment. Act 114 added subsec. (a)(2.1) and amended subsec. (b).
2022 Amendment. Act 13 added subsec. (c).
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What does Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes § 1731 cover?
Section 1731 ("Establishment.") is part of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, the codified statutory law of Pennsylvania. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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