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Pennsylvania Statutes Title 18 Pa.C.S.A. Crimes and Offenses § 9537. Reports by independent counsel

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) Required reports.--An independent counsel shall:

(1) File with the panel, with respect to the six-month period beginning on the date of appointment and with respect to each six-month period thereafter until the office of that independent counsel terminates, a report which identifies and details all actual expenses, summarizes all other expenses incurred by that office during the six-month period with respect to which the report is filed and estimates future expenses of that office.

(2) Before the termination of the independent counsel's office under section 9543(b) (relating to removal of independent counsel and termination of office), file a final report with the panel, setting forth fully and completely a description of all prosecutions. All other information shall be confidential and not subject to public disclosure.

(a.1) Subject to requirements.--Individuals serving as an independent counsel and persons employed by or serving an independent counsel shall be subject to the requirements of the following acts:

(1) The act of July 19, 1957 (P.L. 1017, No. 451),  1 known as the State Adverse Interest Act.

(2) The provisions of 65 Pa.C.S. Ch. 11 (relating to ethics standards and financial disclosure).

(b) Disclosure of information in reports.--The panel may release to the General Assembly, the Governor, the State Treasurer, the public or any appropriate person the portions of a report made under this section as the panel considers appropriate. The panel shall make any orders as are appropriate to protect the rights of any individual named in the report and to prevent undue interference with any pending prosecution. The panel may make any portion of a final report filed under subsection (a)(2) available to any individual named in the report for the purposes of receiving within a time limit set by the panel any comments or factual information that the individual may submit. The comments and factual information, in whole or in part, may in the discretion of the panel be included as an appendix to the final report.

1 71 P.S. § 776.1 et seq.
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