{"data":{"id":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13713","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"16 Pa.C.S. § 13713","heading":"Chief deputy sheriff to act as sheriff in case of vacancy.","body":"If a sheriff is legally removed from office or dies or resigns before the expiration of the term for which the sheriff was commissioned, the chief deputy sheriff shall:\n(1) execute the office of sheriff and perform all duties required by the office of sheriff; and\n(2) receive and retain the compensation provided by law for sheriffs until another sheriff is commissioned and notice is given to the chief deputy sheriff.","path":["Title 16 - COUNTIES","PART IV COUNTIES OF THE SECOND CLASS A THROUGH EIGHTH CLASS","CHAPTER 137 SHERIFF"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=16\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=137\u0026sctn=13\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-23 (Statute Update stamp, 16 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:31:18Z","sha256":"9efe3ba9bc7a27100f2f1bcadede40452ac4b5d663459dd96b99e24b9c838fdb","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13712","next":"us-pa/16-pa.c.s.-13714"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}