CltAltAcctDel t1_jatua96 wrote on March 4, 2023 at 12:50 AM

Reply to comment by STLLC2019 in What can Philadelphia do as PA’s sole Class 1 city that Pittsburgh PA’s sole Class 2 city can’t? by [deleted]

> City of Philadelphia Police have state-wide jurisdiction like the State Police.

I’ve never heard this. Do you have the statute for that?

STLLC2019 t1_jau1s98 wrote on March 4, 2023 at 1:50 AM

Learned it in an Intro to Criminal Justice class about 20 years ago. May be outdated information.

I grew up before the internet. I'm more accustomed to relying on memory than anything else.

CltAltAcctDel t1_jau7ah8 wrote on March 4, 2023 at 2:35 AM

I don’t think that was accurate now or 20 years ago.

This is the statute that allows for limited statewide jurisdiction for municipal police officer (Philly PD is a municipal PD). There are no special carve outs for Philly or first class cities.

https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/LI/consCheck.cfm?txtType=HTM&ttl=42&div=0&chpt=89&sctn=53&subsctn=0&mobile_choice=suppress