# 61 Pa.C.S. § 1106: Powers of peace officers

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1106

## Section

- **Citation:** 61 Pa.C.S. § 1106
- **Heading:** Powers of peace officers
- **Jurisdiction:** Pennsylvania
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** PA Code / Title 61 / Chapter 11 / Section 1106

## Text

A chief administrator, deputy superintendent or corrections officer of a State correctional facility may exercise the powers of a peace officer in the performance of that individual's duties generally in:

(1) Guarding, protecting and delivering inmates.

(2) Protecting the property of the department.

(3) Capturing and returning inmates that may have escaped within the immediate area of a State correctional facility or mode of transport. For the purposes of this section, the immediate area of a State correctional facility

or mode of transport shall encompass the curtilage up to and including one-half of one mile. (June 30, 2021, P.L.260, No.59, eff. imd.) 2021 Amendment. Act 59 added section 1106. See section 28 of Act 59 in the appendix to this title for special provisions relating to reference in law.

## Nearby sections

- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1101 Benefits to injured employees of State correctional institutions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1101.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1102 Correctional facility for criminological diagnosis.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1102.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1103 Recording system for identification of criminal offenders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1103.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1104 State recording system relating to pregnant and postpartum incarcerated individuals or detainees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1104.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1105 Powers and duties of department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1105.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1106 Powers of peace officers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1106.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1151 General transfer authorization.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1151.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1152 Transfers to city department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1152.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1153 Expense of removing certain inmates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1153.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1154 Law enforcement use of county correctional institutions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1154.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1161 Return of escaped inmates.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1161.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1162 Escaped inmate costs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1162.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1163 Maintenance of escaping inmates under new sentence.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1163.md)
- [61 Pa.C.S. § 1164 Criminal offense during confinement.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_PA_T61_C11_S1164.md)

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