2012 Pennsylvania Consolidated Statutes
Title 34 - GAME
Chapter 9 - Enforcement
Section 931 - Disposition of nonresident offenders

     § 931.  Disposition of nonresident offenders.
        Subject to any inconsistent regulations or rules prescribed
     pursuant to 42 Pa.C.S. § 3502 (relating to financial
     regulations):
            (1)  Except as otherwise provided in paragraph (2), upon
        the apprehension of a nonresident of this Commonwealth for
        any violation of this title that is a summary offense, the
        officer whose duty it is to enforce this title shall issue a
        citation as provided by the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal
        Procedure unless the nonresident offender elects to proceed
        under section 926 (relating to acknowledgment of guilt and
        receipt for payment).
            (2)  An officer whose duty it is to enforce this title
        shall be authorized to arrest a nonresident for a summary
        offense violation of this title and escort him to the
        appropriate issuing authority for a hearing, posting of bond
        or payment of the applicable fine and costs only when one or
        more of the following circumstances exist:
                (i)  The nonresident offender refuses to accept a
            citation from the officer.
                (ii)  The nonresident offender fails to provide
            positive identification showing his mailing address.
                (iii)  The officer has reasonable grounds to believe
            the nonresident offender is a repeat offender under this
            title.
                (iv)  The officer has reasonable grounds to believe
            the nonresident offender is hunting while his hunting
            privileges are suspended or furtaking while his furtaking
            privileges are suspended.
                (v)  The officer has reasonable grounds to believe
            the nonresident offender has failed to respond to a
            citation issued under this title or to pay assessed fines
            or penalties for a prior offense under this title.
                (vi)  The officer has reasonable grounds to believe
            the nonresident offender may pose a threat of harm to
            another person or property or to himself or herself.
                (vii)  The officer has reasonable grounds to believe
            the nonresident offender will not appear as required if
            issued a citation.
        The officer shall not exercise his authority to arrest a
        nonresident under this paragraph if the nonresident offender
        chooses to place the amount of the applicable fine and costs
        in a stamped envelope addressed to the appropriate issuing
        authority and mails the envelope in the presence of the
        officer.
            (3)  The amount of fine and costs to be mailed to the
        issuing authority under paragraph (2) may be paid in cash,
        personal or other check, credit card or guaranteed arrest
        bond.
            (4)  The officer shall give the nonresident offender a
        receipt for payment, a copy of which shall be mailed with the
        payment and a copy retained by the officer.
     (Dec. 21, 1998, P.L.1274, No.166, eff. July 1, 1999)