Pennsylvania State Constables
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The office of Pennsylvania State Constable is held as a municipally elected, sworn Police Officer throughout the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.[2]
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Pennsylvania State Constable | |
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Type | Police Officer |
Term length | 6 years |
Constituting instrument | 44 Pa. C.S. § 71[1] |
Formation | 1664 |
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Pennsylvania State Constables are elected in each borough, township, and city ward in the state—except in Philadelphia (although constables may still exercise authority in the City of Philadelphia) —and serve six-year terms.[3][4] Constables may be appointed by the Court of Common Pleas of the county to serve out a term when an elected position becomes vacant.[1]