Pennsylvania Code
Title 234 - RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 5 - PRETRIAL PROCEDURES IN COURT CASES
Part D - Proceedings in Court Cases Before Issuing Authorities
Rule 546 - Dismissal Upon Satisfaction or Agreement
Universal Citation: 234 PA Code ยง 546
Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 12, March 23, 2024
When a defendant is charged in a case in which the most serious offense charged is a misdemeanor, 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 there is no attorney for the Commonwealth present, 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.
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