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HB 1286 Magistrate; may issue arrest warrants for a felony only if complaint by law-enforcement officer.

Introduced by: Jeion A. Ward | all patrons    ...    notes | add to my profiles

SUMMARY AS INTRODUCED:

Restrictions on issuance of process of arrest by a magistrate.  Provides that a magistrate may not issue an arrest warrant for a felony offense upon the basis of a complaint by a person other than a law-enforcement officer without prior authorization by the attorney for the Commonwealth or, if no attorney for the Commonwealth is available, without prior authorization by a law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the alleged offense. Current law requires only consultation with the attorney for the Commonwealth or, if he is unavailable, consultation with the law-enforcement agency.


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