Pennsylvania § 7311 Hiring report

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 7311 — Hiring report

Pennsylvania § 7311

Title 44LAW AND JUSTICE

PartPART IV

Ch. 73LAW ENFORCEMENT BACKGROUND INVESTIGATIONS

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44 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 7311 (2026).

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(a)Information required to be reported.--If a prospective employing law enforcement agency hires an applicant whose separation records includes any of the following, the law enforcement agency shall file a report with the commission that indicates the prospective employing law enforcement agency's reasoning and rationale for hiring the applicant:

(1)Final and binding disciplinary action based on any of the following:

(i)excessive force;

(ii)harassment;

(iii)theft;

(iv)discrimination;

(v)sexual abuse;

(vi)sexual misconduct;

(vii)domestic violence;

(viii)coercion of a false confession;

(ix)filing a false report; or

(x)a judicial finding of dishonesty.

(2)A criminal conviction relating to conduct described in paragraph (1).

(b)Electronic database of commission.-- (

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(a) Information required to be reported.--If a prospective employing law enforcement agency hires an applicant whose separation records includes any of the following, the law enforcement agency shall file a report with the commission that indicates the prospective employing law enforcement agency's reasoning and rationale for hiring the applicant:

(1) Final and binding disciplinary action based on any of the following:

(i) excessive force;

(ii) harassment;

(iii) theft;

(iv) discrimination;

(v) sexual abuse;

(vi) sexual misconduct;

(vii) domestic violence;

(viii) coercion of a false confession;

(ix) filing a false report; or

(x) a judicial finding of dishonesty.

(2) A criminal conviction relating to conduct described in paragraph (1).

(b) Electronic database of commission.--

(1) The hiring report shall be included in the commission's electronic database.

(2) The hiring report shall be on a form developed by the commission and made available on the commission's publicly accessible Internet website.

(c) Subject to disclosure.--The hiring report shall be subject to disclosure under the act of February 14, 2008 (P.L.6, No.3), known as the Right-to-Know Law.