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Rule 463 – Dismissal of Summary Cases Upon Satisfaction or by Agreement in the Court of Common Pleas

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania

When a defendant is charged in a summary case, as defined in Rule 103, that is before the court of common pleas, the judge of the court of common pleas may dismiss the case upon a showing that:

(A) the public interest will not be adversely affected;
(B) the attorney for the Commonwealth, or in cases in which no attorney for the Commonwealth is present at the summary proceeding, the affiant, consents to the dismissal;
(C) satisfaction has been made to the aggrieved person or there is an agreement that satisfaction will be made to the aggrieved person; and
(D) there is an agreement as to who shall pay the costs.

234 Pa. Code ยง 463

Adopted by Pennsylvania Bulletin, Vol 51, No. 6. February 6, 2021, effective 2/6/2021