PRINTER'S NO. 557
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE BILL
No.
583
Session of
2023
INTRODUCED BY KINSEY, GIRAL, SANCHEZ, MADDEN, BURGOS,
D. WILLIAMS, KRAJEWSKI AND N. NELSON, MARCH 20, 2023
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON JUDICIARY, MARCH 20, 2023
AN ACT
Amending Title 42 (Judiciary and Judicial Procedure) of the
Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, in commencement of
proceedings, further providing for arrest without warrant.
The General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
hereby enacts as follows:
Section 1. Section 8902 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania
Consolidated Statutes is amended to read:
§ 8902. Arrest without warrant.
(a) General rule.--For any of the following offenses, a
police officer shall, upon view, have the right of arrest
without warrant, subject to subsection (a.1), upon probable
cause when there is ongoing conduct that imperils the personal
security of any person or endangers public or private property:
(1) Under Title 18 (relating to crimes and offenses)
when such offense constitutes a summary offense:
18 Pa.C.S. § 5503 (relating to disorderly conduct).
18 Pa.C.S. § 5505 (relating to public drunkenness and
similar misconduct).
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