PA · constitutions
Pa. Const. art. II, § 7
Ineligibility by criminal convictions
No person hereafter convicted of embezzlement of public moneys, bribery, perjury or other infamous crime, shall be eligible to the General Assembly, or capable of holding any office of trust or profit in this Commonwealth.
History
Adoption. Unless otherwise noted, the provisions of Article II were adopted December 16, 1873, 1874 P.L.3, effective January 1, 1874.
Provenance
- Source
- palegis.us
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-30
- Edition
- supplied-2026-09-30
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