Rule 559 – Request for Bench Warrant

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania

In any case held for court following a preliminary hearing conducted in the defendant’s absence pursuant to Rule 543(D), upon receipt of a request by the issuing authority for the common pleas court to issue a bench warrant, the court promptly shall act upon the request.

234 Pa. Code ยง 559

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining new Rule 559 published with the Court’s Order at 37 Pa.B. 2503 (June 2, 2007) .