Arrest without a warrant. The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Section: 9135
Jurisdiction: PA
Bluebook Citation: 42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 9135
§ 9135. Arrest without a warrant. The arrest of a person may be lawfully made also by any peace officer or a private
person without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged
in the courts of a state with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term
exceeding one year, but when so arrested the accused must be taken before a judge
or issuing authority with all practicable speed, and complaint must be made against
him under oath setting forth the ground for the arrest as in section 9134 (relating
to arrest prior to requisition), and thereafter his answer shall be heard as if he
had been arrested on a warrant.
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