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Rule 515 – Execution of Arrest Warrant

May 14, 2021 | Criminal Procedure, Pennsylvania

(A) A warrant of arrest may be executed at any place within the Commonwealth.
(B) A warrant of arrest shall be executed by a police officer.
(C) When the warrant has been issued by a magisterial district judge, and the defendant cannot be found, the case shall remain in the magisterial district, and shall not be forwarded to the court of common pleas for further proceedings.

234 Pa. Code ยง 515

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Report explaining the August 9, 1994 Comment revisions published at 22 Pa.B. 6 (January 4, 1992) ; Final Report published with the Court’s Order at 24 Pa.B. 4342 (August 27, 1994) .

Final Report explaining the March 1, 2000 reorganization and renumbering of the rules published with the Court’s Order at 30 Pa.B. 1478 (March 18, 2000) .

Final Report explaining the May 10, 2002 Comment revision concerning advanced communication technology published with the Court’s Order at 32 Pa.B. 2582 (May 25, 2002) .

Final Report explaining the February 12, 2010 changes adding new paragraph (C) and the Comment revision published with the Court’s Order at 40 Pa.B. 1071 (February 27, 2010) .

Final Report explaining the July 31, 2012 revision of the Comment changing the citation to Rule 540(c) to Rule 540(D) published with the Court’s Order at 42 Pa.B. 5340 (August 18, 2012) .

Final Report explaining the September 21, 2012 revising the last paragraph of the Comment by correcting a typographical error published with the Court’s Order at 42 Pa.B. 6251 (October 6, 2012) .