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53 Pa.C.S. § 2961: Scope of powers of home rule.
Where this section sits in the code
- Title 53 - MUNICIPALITIES GENERALLY
- PART III GOVERNMENT AND ADMINISTRATION
- SUBPART E HOME RULE AND OPTIONAL PLAN GOVERNMENT
- CHAPTER 29 GENERAL PROVISIONS
- SUBCHAPTER E GENERAL POWERS AND LIMITATIONS OF HOME RULE CHARTER MUNICIPALITIES
A municipality which has adopted a home rule charter may exercise any powers and perform any function not denied by the Constitution of Pennsylvania, by statute or by its home rule charter. All grants of municipal power to municipalities governed by a home rule charter under this subchapter, whether in the form of specific enumeration or general terms, shall be liberally construed in favor of the municipality.
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