Subchapter B. RETIRED LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS IDENTIFICATION CARDS
Sec.
221.21. Eligibility.
221.22. Identification card contents.
221.23. Identification card issuance.
221.24. Replacement; error or change in material information.
221.25. Challenge to issuance of identification card.§ 221.21. Eligibility.
An identification card shall only be issued to an individual who meets the definition of a retired law enforcement officer.
Authority The provisions of this § 221.21 amended under section 7 of the Retired Law Enforcement Identification Act (53 P. S. § 753.7).
Source The provisions of this § 221.21 amended December 5, 2014, effective December 6, 2014, 44 Pa.B. 7550. Immediately preceding text appears at serial pages (363428) and (345105).
§ 221.22. Identification card contents.
(a) Identification cards must be uniform throughout this Commonwealth and on a form prescribed by the Commission.
(b) The identification card must contain the following:
(1) The caption ‘‘Retired Law Enforcement Identification Card.’’
(2) The photograph of the retired law enforcement officer.
(3) The name, address, date of birth, race, sex, height, weight, color of hair, color of eyes, and signature of the retired law enforcement officer.
(4) The signature of the law enforcement officer issuing the identification card.
(5) The name, telephone number and address of the public agency issuing the identification card.
(6) The date the identification card was issued.
(7) The statement that ‘‘this card does not give the retired law enforcement officer any police powers, including any authority to arrest.’’
(8) The statement that ‘‘the retired law enforcement officer must carry both the identification card and qualification card in order to carry a concealed firearm.’’
§ 221.23. Identification card issuance.
(a) A public agency shall provide each retired law enforcement officer with an identification card, within 60 days of the officer’s retirement, provided the officer has paid the requisite fee.
(b) If a law enforcement officer has retired prior to September 12, 2009, upon request of the retired law enforcement officer, a public agency shall provide the law enforcement officer with an identification card, within 60 days of the officer’s request, provided the officer has paid the required fee.
(c) A public agency may charge a reasonable fee, not to exceed $15, for each identification card, or replacement card. The identification card may not be issued until the retired law enforcement officer has paid the fee.
Cross References This section cited in 37 Pa. Code § 221.31 (relating to eligibility).
§ 221.24. Replacement; error or change in material information.
(a) Replacement. If an identification card is lost, stolen, destroyed, mutilated or becomes illegible, the retired law enforcement officer may obtain a replacement identification card upon request to the public agency and payment of the required fee.
(b) Error or change in information. If any information on an identification card has changed, or is in error, from the information originally set forth, the retired law enforcement officer shall apply to the public agency, and submit the required fee, for a new identification card within 15 days of the change or discovery of the error. A fee will not be charged if the public agency caused the error to occur.
§ 221.25. Challenge to issuance of identification card.
The Commission will have standing to contest issuance of any identification card subject to the provisions of § § 203.101—203.103 (relating to notice and hearings).
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