Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes

53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2167 (2026)

Police training.

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§ 2167. Police training.

(a) General rule.--All municipalities of this Commonwealth or groups of municipalities acting in concert and all colleges and universities shall be required to train all members of their police departments pursuant to this subchapter prior to their enforcing criminal laws, enforcing moving traffic violations under Title 75 (relating to vehicles) or being authorized to carry a firearm.

(b) Ineligibility for compensation.--Any person hired as a police officer shall be ineligible to receive any salary, compensation or other consideration for the performance of duties as a police officer unless the person has met all of the requirements as established by the commission and has been duly certified as having met those requirements by the commission.

(c) Penalty.--Any person who orders, authorizes or pays as salary to a person in violation of the provisions of this subchapter commits a summary offense and shall, upon conviction, be sentenced to pay a fine of $100 or be imprisoned for a term not to exceed a period of 30 days. The commission may stop payment of all funds paid or payable to municipalities under this subchapter for any violation of this subchapter. It shall notify the State Treasurer to discontinue disbursement of any State funds until a municipality is in compliance with this subchapter.

(d) Mandatory waiver request.--If a police officer is unable to attend in-service training due to service in the military or National Guard or as a result of injury sustained in service as a police officer, the officer's employer shall request a waiver under section 2164(6) (relating to powers and duties of commission). A police officer whose employer fails to request a waiver as required under this subsection shall not be decertified unless, upon return to service, the officer fails to participate in such in-service training as the commission deems appropriate in accordance with this chapter and 51 Pa.C.S. Ch. 75 (relating to professional and occupational licenses).

(Dec. 30, 2003, P.L.450, No.65, eff. 60 days; Oct. 9, 2008, P.L.1385, No.105, eff. 60 days)

2008 Amendment. Act 105 added subsec. (d).

2003 Amendment. Act 65 amended subsecs. (b) and (c). See section 4 of Act 65 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to applicability.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 7 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: Keslosky v. Old Forge Civil Serv. Comm'n, 73 A.3d 665 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2013).

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Keslosky v. Old Forge Civil Serv. Comm'n, 73 A.3d 665 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2013). · cites it 4× “53 Pa.C.S. § 2167. A certification is valid for a period of two years.”

Keslosky v. Borough of Old Forge, 66 F. Supp. 3d 592 (M.D. Penn. 2014). · cites it 2× “’ 53 Pa.C.S. § 2167(b). Keslosky has not been certified since June 1999.”

DiSalvatore v. Mun. Police Officers' Educ. & Training Comm'n, 753 A.2d 309 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000). · cites it 4× “53 Pa.C.S. § 2167(a). In addition, persons who are employed as police officers by police departments within the Commonwealth must be free from convictions of disqualifying criminal offenses.”

Allegheny Cnty. Deputy Sheriffs' Ass'n v. Pennsylvania Labor Relations Bd., 41 A.3d 839 (Pa. 2012). “See 53 Pa.C.S. § 2167 (requiring the training of police officers and all members of police departments, as defined by the MPETL).”

Salters v. Pennsylvania State Police Mun. Police Officers' Educ. & Training Comm'n, 912 A.2d 347 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2006). “53 Pa.C.S. § 2167. 3 .The application warned against providing false or inaccurate information.”

City of Beaver Falls v. Beaver Falls Police Ass'n, 77 A.3d 75 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2013). “In particular, the City argues the Supplemental Award violated Section 2167(b) of the MPETL, 53 Pa.C.S. § 2167(b), to the extent that it ordered the City to offer back pay to Grievant for the period of time when he was not certified to serve as a police officer.”

Com. v. Wiggs, S., 2025 Pa. Super. 29 (Pa. Super. Ct. 2025). “See 53 Pa.C.S. § 2167(a) (“All municipalities of this Commonwealth or groups of municipalities acting in concert and all colleges and universities shall be required to train all members of their police departments pursuant to this subchapter prior to their enforcing criminal…”

— 53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2167(a) — 2 cases

DiSalvatore v. Mun. Police Officers' Educ. & Training Comm'n, 753 A.2d 309 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2000). “53 Pa.C.S. § 2167(a). In addition, persons who are employed as police officers by police departments within the Commonwealth must be free from convictions of disqualifying criminal offenses.”

— 53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2167(b) — 3 cases

Keslosky v. Old Forge Civil Serv. Comm'n, 73 A.3d 665 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2013). “53 Pa.C.S. § 2167. A certification is valid for a period of two years.”

Keslosky v. Borough of Old Forge, 66 F. Supp. 3d 592 (M.D. Penn. 2014). “’ 53 Pa.C.S. § 2167(b). Keslosky has not been certified since June 1999.”

— 53 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 2167(c) — 2 cases

Keslosky v. Old Forge Civil Serv. Comm'n, 73 A.3d 665 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 2013). “53 Pa.C.S. § 2167. A certification is valid for a period of two years.”

Keslosky v. Borough of Old Forge, 66 F. Supp. 3d 592 (M.D. Penn. 2014). “’ 53 Pa.C.S. § 2167(b). Keslosky has not been certified since June 1999.”

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