Pennsylvania § 6313 Enforcement of summary offenses in State park and forest lands

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6313 — Enforcement of summary offenses in State park and forest lands

Pennsylvania § 6313

JurisdictionPennsylvania

Title 75VEHICLES

PartPART V

Ch. 63ENFORCEMENT

Subch.GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Bluebook

75 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6313 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, individuals appointed and commissioned by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to preserve order in the State park or State forest lands are specifically authorized to enforce those provisions of this title which designate violations as summary offenses while acting within the State park or State forest lands. The authority includes the power to stop vehicles suspected of summary offenses, to issue citations for summary offenses and, if a vehicle is stopped for a suspected summary offense, to make arrests where evidence appears of additional offenses designated as misdemeanors or felonies.

(b)Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the powers granted these individuals by la

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(a) General rule.--Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, individuals appointed and commissioned by the Department of Conservation and Natural Resources to preserve order in the State park or State forest lands are specifically authorized to enforce those provisions of this title which designate violations as summary offenses while acting within the State park or State forest lands. The authority includes the power to stop vehicles suspected of summary offenses, to issue citations for summary offenses and, if a vehicle is stopped for a suspected summary offense, to make arrests where evidence appears of additional offenses designated as misdemeanors or felonies.

(b) Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the powers granted these individuals by law.