8 Pa.C.S. § 107.1 Acceptance By Incorporated Towns

• Library: Pennsylvania Statutes
• Edition: 2023
• Currency: Current through P.A. Acts 2023-66
• Year: 2023
• Citation: 8 Pa.C.S. § 107.1

(a) Partial acceptance.--The following shall apply:

(1) An incorporated town incorporated or acting under a local or special act may, by ordinance, elect to be governed by the provisions of this part and shall surrender any provisions of its special and local acts that are inconsistent with this part adopted by the incorporated town.

(2) An ordinance under paragraph (1) shall indicate the provisions of this part to be adopted and, if applicable, the provisions of the incorporated town's special and local acts to be surrendered.

(3) On and after the effective date of the ordinance and until the ordinance may be repealed or amended, the provisions of this part indicated in the ordinance shall be the law applicable to the incorporated town, and the provisions of any local or special acts, to the extent surrendered as indicated in the ordinance, shall not apply to the incorporated town.

(b) Full acceptance.--An incorporated town incorporated or acting under any local or special act may elect to accept this part in its entirety and surrender all local and special acts by petition as set forth in section 107 (relating to acceptance). If an incorporated town accepts this part in its entirety and surrenders all local and special acts, the incorporated town shall become a borough, and the decree of the court permitting the acceptance shall indicate the name of the new borough.