Pennsylvania § 2961 Scope of powers of home rule

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 2961 — Scope of powers of home rule

Pennsylvania § 2961

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 53MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY

PartPART III

Ch. 29GENERAL PROVISIONS

Subch.GENERAL POWERS AND LIMITATIONS OF

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53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2961 (2026).

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A municipality which has adopted a home rule charter may exercise any powers and perform any function not denied by the Constitution of Pennsylvania, by statute or by its home rule charter. All grants of municipal power to municipalities governed by a home rule charter under this subchapter, whether in the form of specific enumeration or general terms, shall be liberally construed in favor of the municipality.

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A municipality which has adopted a home rule charter may exercise any powers and perform any function not denied by the Constitution of Pennsylvania, by statute or by its home rule charter. All grants of municipal power to municipalities governed by a home rule charter under this subchapter, whether in the form of specific enumeration or general terms, shall be liberally construed in favor of the municipality.