{"data":{"id":"us-pa/44-pa.c.s.-7202","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"44 Pa.C.S. § 7202","heading":"Definitions.","body":"The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:\n\"Administrative duty.\" An administrative law enforcement duty that is designed to limit a law enforcement officer's day-to-day work-related interactions with the public.\n\"Law enforcement agency.\" Any of the following:\n(1) A police department of a county, city, borough, incorporated town or township.\n(2) A county district attorney's office.\n\"Law enforcement officer.\" An individual employed by a law enforcement agency who is required to be trained under 53 Pa.C.S. Ch. 21 Subch. D (relating to municipal police education and training).\n\"Post-traumatic stress disorder.\" A post-traumatic stress disorder as defined by the American Psychiatric Association and documented in the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 5th edition.","path":["Title 44 - LAW AND JUSTICE","PART IV OTHER OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 72 MENTAL HEALTH EVALUATIONS","SUBCHAPTER A PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=44\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=72\u0026sctn=2\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 44 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:23Z","sha256":"d4664bbaa1a1d62d01f1ba969d9636de2835974742007be01ece2e4f36be2077","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/44-pa.c.s.-7201","next":"us-pa/44-pa.c.s.-7203"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}
