§ 6305. Arrest of nonresident
Purdon's Pennsylvania Statutes and Consolidated StatutesTitle 75 Pa.C.S.A. Vehicles
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6305
§ 6305. Arrest of nonresident
(a) General rule.--Upon arrest of a nonresident for any violation of this title, a police officer shall escort the defendant to the appropriate issuing authority for a hearing, posting of bond or payment of the applicable fine and costs, unless the defendant chooses to place the amount of the applicable fine (or the maximum fine in the case of a variable fine) and costs in a stamped envelope addressed to the appropriate issuing authority and mails the envelope in the presence of the police officer.
(b) Procedure upon payment by mail.--If the defendant mails the amount of the fine prescribed in subsection (a), the defendant shall indicate on an accompanying form whether the payment constitutes a fine based on a plea of guilty or a bond for a hearing based on a plea of not guilty. If the plea is not guilty, the police officer shall notify the issuing authority by telephone and the issuing authority shall schedule a hearing for the following day (excluding Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays), unless the defendant requests a continuance, in which case a hearing shall be scheduled to accommodate the defendant, the police officer and the issuing authority.
Credits
1976, June 17, P.L. 162, No. 81, § 1, effective July 1, 1977. Amended 1978, April 28, P.L. 202, No. 53, § 13(15), effective June 27, 1978.
75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6305, PA ST 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 6305
Current through Act 11 of the 2024 Regular Session. Some statute sections may be more current, see credits for details.
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