§ 8922. Authority of officers of another state to arrest in this Commonwealth
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 42 Pa.C.S.A. Judiciary and Judicial Procedure
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8922
§ 8922. Authority of officers of another state to arrest in this Commonwealth
Any peace officer of another state who enters this Commonwealth in close pursuit of a person, and continues within this Commonwealth in such close pursuit, in order to arrest him, shall have the same authority to arrest and hold in custody such person on the ground that he has committed a crime in such state which is an indictable offense in this Commonwealth as peace officers of this Commonwealth have to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he has committed a crime in this Commonwealth.
Credits
1976, July 9, P.L. 586, No. 142, § 2, effective June 27, 1978.
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8922, PA ST 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8922
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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