Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 Pa.C.S.A. Counties § 12308. Action by deputies

(1) If a county officer is authorized or required to appoint a deputy, the deputy or principal deputy, if there is more than one, shall, during the necessary or temporary absence of the deputy's principal, perform each duty of the principal and, in case of a vacancy or under section 12301(b) (relating to elected officers), until a successor is qualified.

(2) If fulfilling the duties under paragraph (1) for a vacancy in a county of the third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh or eighth class, a deputy shall receive the salary provided under law for the principal or the salary provided for the deputy, whichever is greater.