FAQ's

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

he Swatara Township Police Department has received many requests for information and assistance. We have reviewed those requests and identified those inquiries that are most frequently made. This list is the culmination of that effort. As we receive additional requests of a repeat nature we will update this page.

Below you will find categories of questions asked of our officers.  If you can not find an answer to your question in the following pages, then please feel free to contact our office.

Vehicle code related questions:

• Window Tinting

• Child Safety Seat use

• Turn Signal use

• Headlights on when wipers in use

NOTE:  To view the complete Pennsylvania Vehicle Code click here.  You will be directed to the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation website.

Crimes code related questions:

• Protection From Abuse (PFA) order (Dauphin County Victim/Witness Program)

• Tobacco Use on School Property

Swatara Township Ordinance questions:

• Curfew

• Noise

• Dogs Running at Large

• Befouling of Property

• Discharging Bow and Arrows and Other Deadly Weapons

NOTE:  The contents of the Township Ordinance FAQ pages above have been paraphrased to save time in your research.  For the full text of the ordinance you can browse the Swatara Township Code by clicking here.  You will be directed to the General Code Advantage website.  Select Pennsylvania and then Swatara Township.

Swatara Township Police Department