Current through Register Vol. 54, No. 25, June 22, 2024
Rule 546 - Dismissal Upon Satisfaction or AgreementWhen a defendant is charged in a case in which the most serious offense charged is a misdemeanor, the issuing authority may dismiss the case upon a showing that:
(1) The public interest will not be adversely affected;(2) The attorney for the Commonwealth, or in cases in which there is no attorney for the Commonwealth present, the affiant, consents to the dismissal;(3) satisfaction has been made to the aggrieved person or there is an agreement that satisfaction will be made to the aggrieved person; and(4) There is an agreement as to who shall pay the costs.The provisions of this Rule 546 amended March 9, 2006, effective 9/1/2006, 36 Pa.B. 1385; amended January 27, 2021, effective 6/1/2021, 51 Pa.B. 684.