{"data":{"id":"us-pa/61-pa.c.s.-1734","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"61 Pa.C.S. § 1734","heading":"Powers of peace officers.","body":"A chief administrator, deputy warden or corrections officer of a county correctional institution may exercise the powers of a peace officer in the performance of that person's duties generally in:\n(1) Guarding, protecting and delivering inmates.\n(2) Protecting the property and interests of the county.\n(3) Capturing and returning inmates that may have escaped.","path":["Title 61 - PRISONS AND PAROLE","PART II CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS","CHAPTER 17 COUNTY CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS","SUBCHAPTER C BOARD OF INSPECTORS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=61\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=17\u0026sctn=34\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-31 (Statute Update stamp, 61 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:34:38Z","sha256":"bb8ad32dfe9001f305b61638d72fa98d53d304d8f93d930b3e1732534035469c","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/61-pa.c.s.-1733","next":"us-pa/61-pa.c.s.-1735"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}