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Section 9161 – Arrest prior to requisition

§ 9161. Arrest prior to requisition. Whenever any person within this Commonwealth shall be charged on the oath of any credible person before any judge or issuing authority of this Commonwealth with the commission of any crime in any other county of this Commonwealth, with having fled from justice or having been convicted of a […]

Section 9162 – Arrest without a warrant

§ 9162. Arrest without a warrant. The arrest of a person may be lawfully made by any peace officer or a private person without a warrant upon reasonable information that the accused stands charged in the courts of another county of this Commonwealth with a crime punishable by death or imprisonment for a term exceeding […]

Section 9163 – Commitment to await requisition

§ 9163. Commitment to await requisition. If, from the examination before the judge or issuing authority, it appears that the person held is the person charged with having committed the crime alleged and that he has fled from justice, the judge or issuing authority must, by a warrant reciting the accusation, commit him to the […]

Section 9164 – Bail

§ 9164. Bail. Unless the offense with which the prisoner is charged is shown to be an offense punishable by death or life imprisonment under the laws of this Commonwealth, a judge or issuing authority in this Commonwealth may admit the person arrested to bail by bond with sufficient sureties and in such sum as […]

Section 9165 – Payment of costs and expenses

§ 9165. Payment of costs and expenses. All costs and expenses shall be paid out of the county treasury in the county wherein charges were filed in connection with the alleged crime.