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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
A sheriff shall not appoint any person a chief deputy or any other deputy sheriff unless the sheriff files with the prothonotary, prior to the appointment of such person, the name and photograph of such person, together with an affidavit of such person setting forth the following:
(1) His full name, age and residence address;
(2) That he is a citizen of the United States and eighteen years of age or over;
(3) That he has resided in the county for a period of at least two years immediately preceding the filing of such affidavit;
(4) That he has never been convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude under the laws of this Commonwealth or of any other state or of the United States;
(5) That he has not, for a period of two years immediately preceding the filing of such affidavit, acted either for himself or as the agent or employe of another in any labor dispute, or hired himself out or performed any service as a private detective, private policeman or private guard in any labor dispute, or received any fee or compensation whatsoever for acting as a private detective, private policeman or private guard in any labor dispute, or conducted the business of a private detective agency or of any agency supplying private detectives, private policemen or private guards, or advertised or solicited any such business in this Commonwealth in connection with any labor dispute.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 16 P.S. Counties § 4206. Deputy sheriffs; qualifications - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-16-ps-counties/pa-st-sect-16-4206/
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