Current through Pa Acts 2024-53, 2024-56 through 2024-92
Section 7510 - Appointment of deputy sheriffs; name, photograph and affidavit to be recordedA sheriff may not appoint any person as a deputy unless he files with the prothonotaries, 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 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 whatever 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.1937, June 4, P.L. 1595, § 1. Amended 1972, June 16, P.L. 462, No. 145, § 1.