Pennsylvania · Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes, Title 18 (Crimes & Offenses)
18 Pa.C.S. § 2711: Probable cause arrests in domestic violence cases
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes police authority to arrest without a warrant in domestic violence cases when probable cause exists that certain crimes were committed against family or household members, requiring observation of physical injury or corroborative evidence.
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