Pennsylvania § 5004 Authority of Commonwealth employees

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 5004 — Authority of Commonwealth employees

Pennsylvania § 5004

Title 61PRISONS AND PAROLE

PartPART III

Ch. 50COMMUNITY CORRECTIONS CENTERS AND COMMUNITY

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61 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 5004 (2026).

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Commonwealth employees of community corrections centers and parole violator centers and other Commonwealth employees present in community corrections facilities have the authority to do all of the following:

(1)In order to maintain security and to enforce the rules of the community corrections center, parole violator center or community corrections facility:

(i)search the person and property of an offender residing in the community corrections center, parole violator center or community corrections facility;

(ii)seize property from an offender residing in the community corrections center, parole violator center or community corrections facility; and

(iii)if necessary, use reasonable force against an offender residing in the community corrections center or community corrections faci

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Commonwealth employees of community corrections centers and parole violator centers and other Commonwealth employees present in community corrections facilities have the authority to do all of the following:

(1) In order to maintain security and to enforce the rules of the community corrections center, parole violator center or community corrections facility:

(i) search the person and property of an offender residing in the community corrections center, parole violator center or community corrections facility;

(ii) seize property from an offender residing in the community corrections center, parole violator center or community corrections facility; and

(iii) if necessary, use reasonable force against an offender residing in the community corrections center or community corrections facility.

(2) Detain, by using reasonable force if necessary, an offender residing in the community corrections center, parole violator center or community corrections facility to maintain control of the offender pending the arrival of a department parole agent, police officer or other appropriate law enforcement officer.