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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2921 (2026)

 Powers and duties of the sheriff.

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SUBCHAPTER B

SHERIFFS

 

Sec.

2921.  Powers and duties of the sheriff.

§ 2921.  Powers and duties of the sheriff.

The sheriff, either personally or by deputy, shall serve process and execute orders directed to him pursuant to law.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 13 cases (4 in the last 5 years), 1991–2025 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Dobbins, 934 A.2d 1170 (Pa. 2007).
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Commonwealth v. Dobbins, 934 A.2d 1170 (Pa. 2007). · cites it 6× “42 Pa.C.S. § 2921 ("The sheriff, either personally or by deputy, shall serve process and execute orders directed to him pursuant to law.”
Kopko v. Miller, 892 A.2d 766 (Pa. 2006). · cites it 3× “” 42 Pa.C.S. § 2921. The Wiretapping Act permits judicial authorization of the interception of wire, electronic, or oral communications.”
Commonwealth v. Leet, 585 A.2d 1033 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1991). · cites it 6× “475, 16 P.S. § 1216, amending the County Code, provides that sheriffs and deputy sheriffs "shall perform all those duties authorized or imposed on them by statute.”
Commonwealth v. Leet, 641 A.2d 299 (Pa. 1994). · cites it 2× “" 42 Pa.C.S. § 2921. The General Assembly has not conferred upon the office of sheriff or his deputies the authorization to make warrantless arrests for violations of the law.”
Allegheny Cnty. Deputy Sheriffs' Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Bd., 41 A.3d 839 (Pa. 2012). · cites it 2× “" 42 Pa.C.S. § 2921. See also 42 Pa.C.S. § 102 (sheriffs are officers "enforcing orders" and are included as personnel of the unified judicial system existing under Article V, Section 1 of the Pennsylvania Constitution).”
Commonwealth v. Marconi, 64 A.3d 1036 (Pa. 2013). “pursuant to the law,” 42 Pa.C.S. § 2921. See, e.g., Dobbins, 594 Pa.”
Kopko v. Miller, 842 A.2d 1028 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2004). “First, sheriffs and deputy sheriffs are required to perform all those duties authorized or imposed on them by *1039 statute. 13 P.S. § 40.”
Bernard v. Ignelzi (W.D. Pa. 2024). · cites it 2× “§ 40; 42 Pa. CS. § 2921; Allegheny Cty. Admin. Code §§ 5-201.”
Commonwealth v. Copenhaver v. Aplt. (Pa. 2020). “§ 40; see also 42 Pa.C.S. § 2921 (“The sheriff, either personally or by deputy, shall serve process and execute orders directed to him pursuant to law.”
Toppin v. Williams (E.D. Pa. 2022). “” 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2921 . However, there are two crucial distinctions.”
Bernard v. Ignelzi (W.D. Pa. 2025). “” 42 Pa. C.S. § 2921. Thus, the Pennsylvania statutes expressing a sheriff's duties address court-related functions.”
Carter v. Allegheny Cnty. Jail (W.D. Pa. 2025). “” 42 Pa. C.S. § 2921. Thus, the Pennsylvania statutes expressing a sheriff's duties address court- related functions.”
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