Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 4 - PROCEDURES IN SUMMARY CASES
Part E - General Procedures in Summary Cases
Rule 458 - Dismissal in Summary Cases Upon Satisfaction or Agreement
Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 458
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
(A) When a defendant is charged with a summary offense, the issuing authority may dismiss the case upon a showing that:
(1) The public interest will not be
adversely affected;
(2) The
attorney for the Commonwealth, or in cases in which no attorney for the
Commonwealth is present at the summary proceeding, the affiant, consents to the
dismissal;
(3) satisfaction has
been made to the aggrieved person or there is an agreement that satisfaction
will be made to the aggrieved person; and
(4) There is an agreement as to who shall pay
the costs.
(B) When an issuing authority dismisses a case pursuant to paragraph (A), the issuing authority shall record the dismissal on the transcript.
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