Township of Lower Allen, PA
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2023-08-28
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Part I: Administrative Legislation
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Chapter 42 Police Department
- Part I: Administrative Legislation
- Ch 1 General Provisions
- Ch 4 Auditor
- Ch 6 Authorities
- Ch 11 Commissioners, Board of
- Ch 15 Emergency Management Services
- Ch 17 Emergency Medical Services
- Ch 21 Fire Companies
- Ch 23 Intergovernmental Cooperation
- Ch 25 Investment Program
- Ch 32 Manager
- Ch 36 Official Map
- Ch 38 Pension Committee
- Ch 40 Planning Commission
- Ch 42 Police Department
- § 42-1 Department established.
- § 42-2 Organization.
- § 42-3 Powers and duties.
- § 42-4 Supervision.
- Ch 43 Police Mutual Aid
- Ch 44 (Reserved)
- Ch 45 Records
- Ch 47 Recreation and Parks Board
- Ch 51 Tax Collector and Treasurer
- Part II: General Legislation
- Ch 58 (Reserved)
- Ch 59 Sexually Oriented Businesses
- Ch 61 Alarms
- Ch 63 Amusement Devices
- Ch 65 Animals
- Ch 70 Building Construction and Safety Standards
- Ch 73 Buildings, Numbering of
- Ch 76 (Reserved)
- Ch 80 Contractors
- Ch 83 Curfew
- Ch 87 Disorderly Conduct
- Ch 90 Drug Paraphernalia
- Ch 98 Filling and Excavating
- Ch 100 Fire Insurance Claims
- Ch 103 Fire Prevention
- Ch 106 (Reserved)
- Ch 110 Floodplain Management
- Ch 117 Heaters
- Ch 121 Junkyards
- Ch 126 Key Lock Boxes
- Ch 133 Lighting Service Assessments
- Ch 140 (Reserved)
- Ch 146 Municipal Claims, Delinquent
- Ch 147 Noise Control
- Ch 149 Nuisances
- Ch 151 Parks and Playgrounds
- Ch 155 Peddling and Soliciting
- Ch 156 (Reserved)
- Ch 162 Property Maintenance
- Ch 167 (Reserved)
- Ch 169 (Reserved)
- Ch 175 Sewers
- Ch 180 Solid Waste
- Ch 184 Stormwater Management
- Ch 187 Streets and Sidewalks
- Ch 192 Subdivision and Land Development
- Ch 197 Taxation
- Ch 202 Trees
- Ch 206 Vector Control
- Ch 209 Vehicles and Traffic
- Ch 212 Vehicles, Storage of
- Ch 216 (Reserved)
- Ch 220 Zoning
- Disposition List
- Ch DL Disposition List
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Commissioners
of the Township of Lower Allen 6-10-1985(Art. 117 of the 1985 Code of Ordinances). Amendments noted
where applicable.]
The Board of Commissioners of the Township shall
maintain and equip a Township Police Department and shall, subject
to applicable civil service provisions, appoint and fix the number,
rank and compensation of its members.
The Board of Commissioners shall prescribe all
necessary rules and regulations for the organization of the Township
Police Department.
[Amended 11-10-1997 by Ord. No. 97-16]
The powers and duties of the Police Department
are prescribed in various laws, to include but not be limited to the
First Class Township Code (53 P.S. §§ 56403 and 56404),
the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure (Title 34), the Pennsylvania
Crimes Code (Title 18) and the Pennsylvania Vehicle Code (Title 75).
These powers and duties essentially permit the police to enforce and
take action or arrest for the violations of the Pennsylvania Crimes
Code, the Vehicle Code, ordinances of Lower Allen Township and other
statutes as passed by the legislature. Additional duties may be assigned
to be performed by the Police Department by the Board of Commissioners
of Lower Allen Township.
Members of the Police Department shall obey
the orders of the Board of Commissioners or such other person or committee
as may be designated by ordinance or resolution of the Board of Commissioners
for such purposes.
