Pennsylvania Act 2006-158 — COUNTY CODE - ASSISTANT COUNTY SOLICITORS

Act text

Session of 2006

No. 2006-158

HB 2003

AN ACT

Amending the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), entitled, as amended, "An act relating to counties of the first, third, fourth, fifth, sixth, seventh and eighth classes; amending, revising, consolidating and changing the laws relating thereto; relating to imposition of excise taxes by counties, including authorizing imposition of an excise tax on the rental of motor vehicles by counties of the first class; and providing for regional renaissance initiatives," further providing for assistant county solicitors.

The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania hereby enacts as follows:

Section 1. Section 904 of the act of August 9, 1955 (P.L.323, No.130), known as The County Code, amended June 25, 2001 (P.L.666, No.57), is amended to read:

Section 904. Assistant County Solicitors.--The county commissioners may appoint one or more assistant county solicitors, and[, with the approval of the court of common pleas,] special counsel who shall be attorneys at law admitted to practice in the courts of this Commonwealth. Each assistant and special counsel shall perform such duties in connection with the legal affairs of the county as may be assigned to him by the county commissioners or the county solicitor.

Section 2. This act shall take effect in 60 days.

APPROVED--The 29th day of November, A. D. 2006.

EDWARD G. RENDELL