{"data":{"id":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-12419","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"11 Pa.C.S. § 12419","heading":"Police force.","body":"(a) General rule.--Council may establish and maintain a police force and define the duties of the force in accordance with Chapter 120 (relating to police force).\n(b) Method of providing police services.--Subject to the requirements of 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 23 Subch. A (relating to intergovernmental cooperation), council may provide for police services as follows:\n(1) by municipal police officers under a contract;\n(2) through the purchase of the police services; or\n(3) by joining or developing a consolidated regional police service.","path":["Title 11 - CITIES","PART V THIRD CLASS CITIES","CHAPTER 124 CORPORATE POWERS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=11\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=124\u0026sctn=19\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2025-03-10 (Statute Update stamp, 11 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:30:53Z","sha256":"63e4dd0797e8028d0d48d5b0c37e5458b360cd318ce1d59daad4b82443ce9a93","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-12418","next":"us-pa/11-pa.c.s.-12420"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}