Any peace officer of another state who enters this Commonwealth in close pursuit of a person, and continues within this Commonwealth in such close pursuit, in order to arrest him, shall have the same authority to arrest and hold in custody such person on the ground that he has committed a crime in such state which is an indictable offense in this Commonwealth as peace officers of this Commonwealth have to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that he has committed a crime in this Commonwealth.
Structure Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Pennsylvania Consolidated & Unconsolidated Statutes
Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE
Chapter 89 - Commencement of Proceedings
Section 8901 - Intrastate hot pursuit (Repealed)
Section 8902 - Arrest without warrant
Section 8921 - Scope of subchapter
Section 8922 - Authority of officers of another state to arrest in this Commonwealth
Section 8923 - Hearing after arrest
Section 8924 - Construction of subchapter
Section 8931 - Indictment and information
Section 8932 - Nolle prosequi or settlement
Section 8933 - Dismissal of criminal cases
Section 8934 - Sealing of affidavits
Section 8952 - Primary municipal police jurisdiction
Section 8953 - Statewide municipal police jurisdiction
Section 8953.1 - Nonmunicipal police extraterritorial jurisdiction
Section 8953.2 - Agents of the Office of Attorney General
Section 8954 - Noncompliance with mandatory certification requirements