Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8954 (2026)
Noncompliance with mandatory certification requirements.
✓ current as of May 2026
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§ 8954. Noncompliance with mandatory certification requirements.
Any person employed as a municipal police officer who is subject to the mandatory certification requirements of the training law and fails to obtain the required certification from the Commissioner of the Pennsylvania State Police within the time limits provided by law shall cease to be empowered or authorized to function as a municipal police officer for any purpose whatsoever.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 2006–2010 · leading case: Pennsylvania State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Conservation & Nat. Resources, 909 A.2d 413 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2006).
Pennsylvania State Lodge, Fraternal Order of Police v. Commonwealth, Dep't of Conservation & Nat. Resources, 909 A.2d 413 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2006). “Section 8954 of the MPJA, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8954, limits compliance with mandatory certification requirements to those persons employed as a municipal police officer.”
Acevedo v. City of Philadelphia, 680 F. Supp. 2d 716 (E.D. Pa. 2010). “Although not raised anywhere in its Motion for Summary Judgment, Defendant's Response to Plaintiff’s Motion for Summary Judgment cites to Pennsylvania statute 42 Pa. C.S. § 8954, which states that, "[a]ny person employed as a municipal police officer who is subject to the…”
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