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Order Adopting New Rule 490.1 & Revising the Comments of Rules 430, 455 & 456 of PA Rules of Criminal Procedure

Supreme Court of Pennsylvania

Decided December 21, 2018No. 509 Criminal Procedural Rules DocketPublished

1Opinion of the Court

RULE 430. ISSUANCE OF WARRANT. (A) ARREST WARRANTS INITIATING PROCEEDINGS A warrant for the arrest of the defendant shall be issued when: (1) the citation or summons is returned undelivered; or (2) the issuing authority has reasonable grounds to believe that the defendant will not obey a summons. (B) BENCH WARRANTS (1) A bench warrant shall be issued when: (a) the defendant fails to respond to a citation or summons that was served upon the defendant personally or by certified mail return receipt requested; or (b) the defendant has failed to appear for the execution of sentence as required in…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Scott v. IllinoisSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
  2. Alabama v. SheltonSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
  3. In Re Administrative Order No. 1-Md-2003Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2007
  4. Commonwealth v. SpontarelliCommonwealth Court of Pennsylvania · 2002
  5. Commonwealth v. J.H.Supreme Court of Pennsylvania · 2000

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