Rule 512. Procedure in Court Cases Following Issuance of Summons.

 The defendant shall appear before the issuing authority for a preliminary hearing on the date, and at the time and place specified in the summons. If the defendant fails to appear, the issuing authority shall [issue a warrant for the arrest of the defendant and] proceed as provided in Rule 543(D).

Comment

   For the proper time for the preliminary hearing, see Rule 510.

   When a defendant appears for a preliminary hearing pursuant to a summons and is held for court, the issuing authority should require that the defendant submit to administrative processing and identification procedures (fingerprinting, for example) as authorized by law. It is recommended that this requirement be made a condition of bail or release. See Criminal History Record Information Act, 18 Pa.C.S. §  9112.

   For the procedures in non-summary cases in the Municipal Court, see Chapter 10.

   Official Note

   Rule 113 adopted September 18, 1973, effective January 1, 1974; amended August 9, 1994, effective January 1, 1995; renumbered Rule 512 and Comment revised March 1, 2000, effective April 1, 2001; amended August 24, 2004, effective August 1, 2005; amended May 1, 2007, effective September 4, 2007, and May 1, 2007 Order amended May 15, 2007.

   Committee Explanatory Reports:

   Report explaining the August 9, 1994 amendments 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 August 24, 2004 amendments cross-referencing Rule 543(D) published with the Court’s Order at 34 Pa.B. 5025 (September 11, 2004).

   Final Report explaining the May 1, 2007 amendments deleting the warrant language published with the Court’s Order at 37 Pa.B. 2503 (June 2, 2007).

Source

   The provisions of this Rule 512 amended August 24, 2004, effective August 1, 2005, 34 Pa.B. 5016; amended May 1, 2007, effective September 4, 2007, 37 Pa.B. 2496. Immediately preceeding text appears at serial page (315221).

PART B(3). Arrest Procedures in Court Cases


 (a) Arrest Warrants


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