HB2726
Magistrates; power to issue arrest warrants.
Summary
As Introduced. Power of magistrates to issue arrest warrants.
Prohibits a magistrate from issuing an arrest warrant for an offense upon the basis of a complaint by a person other than a law-enforcement officer or an animal control officer without prior authorization by the attorney for the Commonwealth or by a law-enforcement agency having jurisdiction over the alleged offense. ... (More) Current law places such prohibition only on felony offenses. (Less)-
Bill History
- 01/17/2025 - House: Presented and ordered printed 25104052D
- 01/17/2025 - House: Referred to Committee for Courts of Justice
- 01/23/2025 - House: Placed on Courts of Justice Agenda
- 01/24/2025 - House: Stricken from docket by Courts of Justice (22-Y 0-N)
