Part 2 · Commencement Of Proceedings, Arrest Procedures, Written Allegation, And Pre-adjudicatory Detention

Rule 213. Execution of Arrest Warrant

Amended January 1, 2026 (current)

A. A warrant of arrest may be executed at any place within the Commonwealth.

B. A police officer shall execute a warrant of arrest.

Comment

For the definition of ‘‘police officer,’’ see Rule 120.

Official Note

Rule 213 adopted April 1, 2005, effective October 1, 2005.

Committee Explanatory Reports:

Final Report explaining the provisions of Chapter two, Part B published with the Court’s Order at 35 Pa.B. 2214 (April 16, 2005). No part of the information on this site may be reproduced for profit or sold for profit. This material has been drawn directly from the official Pennsylvania Code full text database. Due to the limitations of HTML or differences in display capabilities of different browsers, this version may differ slightly from the official printed version.