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Timestamp: 2018-04-24 10:51:13
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Matched Legal Cases: ['§ 68', '§ 8902', '§ 8902', '§ 8902', '§ 8902', '§ 8902', '§ 8902', '§ 5503', '§ 5505', '§ 5507', '§ 6308', '§ 8902', '§ 8902']

Township of Peters, PA Warrantless Arrests
§ 68-1 Guidelines.
Chapter 68: Warrantless Arrests
[HISTORY: Adopted by the Township Council of Peters Township 11-28-2016 by Ord. No. 808. Amendments noted where applicable.]
Chapter 68 : Warrantless Arrests
The Peters Township Council hereby promulgates the following guidelines to be followed by the Township police officers when making a warrantless arrest under § 8902 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902:
Prior to making a warrantless arrest under § 8902 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902, the officer shall ensure that the following requirements set forth in the statute are satisfied:
The officer has probable cause to believe that one of the four listed offenses under § 8902 of Title 42 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902, particularly identified as 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503 (relating to disorderly conduct); 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5505 (relating to public drunkenness); 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5507 (relating to obstructing highways and other public passages); and 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 6308 (relating to purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages), is involved;
The defendant's conduct is ongoing;
The conduct constituting the offense is within the officer's view; and
After making a warrantless arrest pursuant to § 8902 of the Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902, the officer shall follow Rules 400 and 401 procedures for arrest without warrant as set forth in the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.