PRINTER'S NO. 2768
No. 2170 Session of 1982
INTRODUCED BY CALTAGIRONE, ARMSTRONG, NOYE, LEHR, MORRIS,
PETRONE, HALUSKA, JOHNSON, MICOZZIE, MERRY, MRKONIC,
BELFANTI, MILLER, SIEMINSKI, RASCO, McVERRY, WOZNIAK, CAWLEY,
KOWALYSHYN AND PRATT, JANUARY 20, 1982
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, JANUARY 20, 1982
AN ACT
1 Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
2 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, further providing for the
3 arrest powers of police officers.
4 The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
5 hereby enacts as follows:
6 Section 1. Title 42, act of November 25, 1970 (P.L.707,
7 No.230), known as the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, is
8 amended by adding a section to read:
9 § 8902. Felony arrest by police officer beyond political
10 subdivision.
11 Any police officer of any political subdivision may arrest
12 without a warrant any person beyond the territorial limits of
13 such political subdivision for a felony if a felony has been
14 committed and the officer has probable cause to believe that the
15 person committed the felony.
16 Section 2. This act shall take effect immediately.
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