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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 8901 (2026)

  Intrastate hot pursuit (Repealed).

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CHAPTER 89

COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS

 

Subchapter

A.  General Provisions

B.  Interstate Hot Pursuit

C.  Indictment and Information

D.  Municipal Police Jurisdiction

 

Enactment.  Chapter 89 was added July 9, 1976, P.L.586, No.142, effective 60 days from the date of final enactment of the act of April 28, 1978, P.L.202, No.53.

 

 

SUBCHAPTER A

GENERAL PROVISIONS

 

Sec.

8901.  Intrastate hot pursuit (Repealed).

8902.  Arrest without warrant.

§ 8901.  Intrastate hot pursuit (Repealed).

 

1982 Repeal.  Section 8901 was repealed June 15, 1982, P.L.512, No.141, effective in 60 days.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 14 cases, 1981–2019 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Magwood, 469 A.2d 115 (Pa. 1983).
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Commonwealth v. Magwood, 469 A.2d 115 (Pa. 1983). · cites it 12× “The issue before us is whether appellant's arrest, carried out by a McKees Rocks police officer in the City of Pittsburgh, was proper under 42 Pa.C.S. § 8901, [1] authorizing local police to arrest individuals beyond the territorial limits of their jurisdiction "if the officer…”
Commonwealth v. Holderman, 425 A.2d 752 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1981). · cites it 12× “This authority is derived from the intrastate hot pursuit statute, 42 Pa.C.S. § 8901, [2] which provides as follows: Any police officer of any political subdivision may arrest with or without warrant any person beyond the territorial limits of such political subdivision for a…”
Commonwealth v. Stasiak, 451 A.2d 520 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1982). · cites it 5× “§ 8901 which provides as follows: Any police officer of any political subdivision may arrest with or without warrant any person beyond the territorial limits of such political subdivision for a summary or other offense committed by such person within such political subdivision…”
Commonwealth v. Peters, 965 A.2d 222 (Pa. 2009). · cites it 4× “Therefore, while I would find the facts support the propriety of the arrest and affirm the conviction, I would not do so on the basis of the Superior Court's reasoning.”
Commonwealth v. Hlubin, M., Aplt., 208 A.3d 1032 (Pa. 2019). “42 Pa.C.S. § 8901 (repealed). 10 In apparent response to decisions by our Superior Court that did not permit what appeared to be reasonable extraterritorial police actions outside of an officer's primary jurisdiction, 11 in 1982 the General Assembly added five additional…”
Commonwealth v. McPeak, 708 A.2d 1263 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1998). · cites it 2× “However, we have discussed the term "pursuit" as it related to 42 Pa.C.S. § 8901, the Intrastate Hot Pursuit Act, in circumstances similar to those in the case sub judice.”
Commonwealth v. Montgomery, 518 A.2d 1197 (Pa. 1986). · cites it 2× “of) of the United States who enters the District of Columbia in fresh pursuit and continues within the District of Columbia in fresh pursuit of a person in order to arrest him on the ground that he is believed to have committed a felony in such State shall have the same…”
Commonwealth v. Brown, 444 A.2d 149 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1982). · cites it 2× “The starting point for any discussion of extra-territorial arrest 4 must be the statutory authority for “intrastate hot pursuit,” contained in 42 Pa.C.S. § 8901. 5 This provision is as follows: “Any police officer of any political subdivision may arrest with or without warrant…”
Commonwealth v. Merch., 595 A.2d 1135 (Pa. 1991). “42 Pa.C.S. § 8901, repealed. 9 . The Superior Court opinion seems to imply that the Etna police officers were on an unauthorized "visit” when they happened upon appellee.”
Commonwealth v. Fetsick, 572 A.2d 793 (Pa. 1990). “S. § 1921(c)(5), suggests that we should also consider “[t]he former law, if any, including other statutes upon the same or similar subjects.”
Commonwealth v. Switzer, 543 A.2d 1216 (Pa. Super. Ct. 1988). · cites it 2× “42 Pa.C.S. § 8901. See Commonwealth v. Robb, 238 Pa.”
Kinzer v. Commonwealth, 547 A.2d 863 (Pa. Commw. Ct. 1988). · cites it 2× “586, 42 Pa. C. S. §8901. In 1982, the legislature repealed 42 Pa.”
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