(A) For any of the offenses listed in division (B) below, officers shall institute criminal actions by citation or by summons rather than by making a warrantless arrest when such offense constitutes a summary offense unless the officer shall determines that:
(1) The defendant’s conduct is ongoing;
(2) The conduct constituting the offense was viewed by the officer; and
(3) The conduct imperils the personal security of any person or endangers public or private property; or
(4) The defendant has failed or refused to provide evidence of his or her identity.
(B) Division (A) above shall apply to the following offenses:
(1) 18 Pa.C.S. § 5503 (relating to disorderly conduct);
(2) 18 Pa.C.S. § 5505 (relating to public drunkenness);
(3) 18 Pa.C.S. § 5507 (relating to obstructing highways and other public passages); and
(4) 18 Pa.C.S. § 6308 (relating to purchase, consumption, possession or transportation of liquor or malt or brewed beverages).
(Ord. 1069, passed 9-21-2010)