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If the person or persons in whose hands or possession any such records, books, draughts, plans, papers, seals or other official documents shall or may remain, shall refuse to deliver up the same, upon the reasonable request of any person legally commissioned to such office or appointment, the said officer shall forthwith apply to a justice of the peace, 1 who shall issue process for such person or persons so refusing, and shall cause them, either by sufficient bail or commitment, to appear at the next court of quarter sessions for the proper county, there to be proceeded against by way of indictment for the offense aforesaid.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Pennsylvania Statutes Title 65 P.S. Public Officers § 52. Action in case of refusal - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/pa/title-65-ps-public-officers/pa-st-sect-65-52/
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