[HISTORY: Adopted by the Board of Supervisors of Lower Frederick
Township 6-4-1996 by Ord. No. 96-3. Amendments
noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Police Department — See Ch. 16.
The following guidelines are adopted with respect to arrest by a Township
police officer without a warrant for the conduct and offenses enumerated in
42 Pa.C.S.A. § 8902:
A.
Upon arrest, the defendant shall be immediately transported
to the Lower Frederick Township Police Department for processing and issuing
of a citation.
B.
The defendant shall be processed without unnecessary
delay and furnished a copy of the citation.
C.
The defendant will then be released, provided he or she
is no longer in a position of imperiled personal security.
D.
In the case of juveniles:
(1)
An attempt shall be made to contact a parent, guardian
or responsible person. A "responsible person" is defined as follows: one who
is responsible for the physical custody of a juvenile, or is another adult
acquaintance of the juvenile's parents or legal guardian who agrees and reasonably
demonstrates the ability to provide supervision for the juvenile until parents,
legal guardian or next of kin can assume that responsibility.
(2)
The juvenile shall be released to a parent, guardian
or responsible person after processing and issuance of a citation.
(3)
If, after a period of six hours, a parent, guardian or
responsible person cannot be contacted, or refuses to accept custody, the
officer will contact the on-duty juvenile probation officer at the Juvenile
Probation Department to arrange shelter for the juvenile.
