234 Pa. Code r. 109 - Defects in Form, Content, or Procedure

A defendant shall not be discharged nor shall a case be dismissed because of a defect in the form or content of a complaint, citation, summons, or warrant, or a defect in the procedures of these rules, unless the defendant raises the defect before the conclusion of the trial in a summary case or before the conclusion of the preliminary hearing in a court case, and the defect is prejudicial to the rights of the defendant.

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234 Pa. Code r. 109

The provisions of this Rule 109 amended July 10, 2008, effective 2/1/2009, 38 Pa.B. 3971.