PENNSYLVANIA, April 24 - (i) Be a member in good standing of the bar of this

Commonwealth for a minimum of 10 years.

(ii) Have a minimum of five years of experience in

criminal prosecutions in this Commonwealth.

(iii) Not have been employed by the district

attorney's office in a county of the first class or the

Office of Attorney General within six years of the

effective date of this section.

(iv) Possess the character and fitness compatible

with the standards expected to be observed by members of

the bar of this Commonwealth.

(v) Be a resident of the county in which the special

prosecutor shall serve.

(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or

regulation, a special prosecutor shall have the authority to

investigate and prosecute, and has jurisdiction over, any

criminal matter involving an alleged violation of the laws of

this Commonwealth occurring within a public transportation

authority that serves as the primary provider of public

passenger transportation in the county of the first class.

The special prosecutor's prosecutorial jurisdiction shall

include the power and independent authority to exercise all

investigative and prosecutorial functions and powers of an

office of the district attorney of a county of the first

class and any other officer or employee of the office of the

district attorney in the county of the first class. The

special prosecutor's authority shall include, but not be

limited to, the following:

(i) Investigative and prosecutorial functions and

powers shall include the following:

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