{"data":{"id":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-1954","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"73 Pa.C.S. § 1954","heading":"Penalty.","body":"The following shall be considered a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, the individual shall be sentenced to pay a fine of not more than $500 or to imprisonment for not more than 90 days, or both:\n(1) A township commissioner who, by vote, appoints an individual to the police force or as a firefighter contrary to this chapter.\n(2) A township commissioner or member of the civil service commission who willfully refuses to comply with or conform to this chapter.","path":["Title 73 - TOWNSHIPS","PART II FIRST CLASS TOWNSHIP CODE","CHAPTER 19 GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO TOWNSHIP OFFICERS","SUBCHAPTER D CIVIL SERVICE FOR POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=73\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=19\u0026sctn=54\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-06-23 (Statute Update stamp, 73 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:35:38Z","sha256":"33952a10b78b2db426881cf378a3803264735d50f947d70c8d8b8cda0d74f9be","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-1953","next":"us-pa/73-pa.c.s.-2101"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}