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HB 97 Magistrates; power to issue felony arrest warrants.

Introduced by: John A. Cosgrove | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Power of magistrates to issue felony arrest warrants. Provides that no magistrate may issue an arrest warrant upon the basis of a citizen complaint, for a felony offense, without prior authorization from the attorney for the Commonwealth in his jurisdiction, unless the person who is to be issued the warrant has already been placed under arrest by a law-enforcement officer.

FULL TEXT

• 12/21/05  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064162276  pdf

HISTORY

• 12/21/05  House: Prefiled and ordered printed; offered 01/11/06 064162276
• 12/21/05  House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
• 01/12/06  House: Assigned to Courts of Justice sub-committee: Criminal Law
• 02/15/06  House: Left in Courts of Justice