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Police officers shall be ex-officio constables of the city and shall enforce the laws
of this Commonwealth or otherwise perform the functions of their office in accordance
with 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 8952 (relating to primary municipal police jurisdiction) and 8953
(relating to Statewide municipal police jurisdiction) and upon property owned or controlled
by the city or by a municipal authority created by the city. A police officer may,
without warrant and upon view, arrest and commit for hearing any and all individuals:
(1) Guilty of:
(i) breach of the peace;
(ii) vagrancy;
(iii) riotous or disorderly conduct; or
(iv) drunkenness.
(2) Engaged in the commission of any unlawful act tending to imperil the personal security
or endanger the property of the citizens.
(3) Violating any of the ordinances of the city for the violation of which a fine or penalty
is imposed.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 2018–2023 · leading case: Deyo v. Eck, No. 5:23-cv-01658 (E.D. Pa. June 5, 2023).
Com. v. Seals, D., No. 1352 MDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Nov. 30, 2018). · cites it 3ד11 Pa.C.S. § 12005(3). Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 400 provides that a summary proceeding “shall be instituted either by: (1) issuing a citation to the defendant; or (2) filing a citation; or (3) filing a complaint; or (4) arresting without a warrant when arrest is…”
Deyo v. Eck, No. 5:23-cv-01658 (E.D. Pa. June 5, 2023). · cites it 3ד15 Those statutes are: 11 Pa. C.S. § 12005 (powers of police officers to arrest); 18 Pa.”
Deyo v. Eck, No. 5:23-cv-01658 (E.D. Pa. June 5, 2023). “§ 1983 claim against the Manor Township Police Department; (2) any claims for violations of the Pennsylvania Criminal Code; (3) any claims under 11 Pa. C.S. § 12005, 18 Pa. C.S. § 9111, 18 Pa.”
Deyo v. Eck, No. 5:23-cv-01658 (E.D. Pa. Sept. 27, 2023). “The court also gave Deyo 2 The court construed the complaint as raising claims for violations of the Pennsylvania Criminal Code and these additional Pennsylvania statutes: 11 Pa. C.S. § 12005, 18 Pa. C.S. § 9111, 18 Pa.”
11 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 12005(3): 1 case
Com. v. Seals, D., No. 1352 MDA 2017 (Pa. Super. Ct. Nov. 30, 2018). “11 Pa.C.S. § 12005(3). Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 400 provides that a summary proceeding “shall be instituted either by: (1) issuing a citation to the defendant; or (2) filing a citation; or (3) filing a complaint; or (4) arresting without a warrant when arrest is…”
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