{"data":{"id":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8932","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"42 Pa.C.S. § 8932","heading":"Nolle prosequi or settlement.","body":"After the commencement of a criminal matter by the filing of an information or otherwise, the district attorney shall not enter a nolle prosequi or dispose of the matter or discharge a prisoner from custody by means of a proceeding in lieu of a plea or trial without having obtained the approval of the court.","path":["Title 42 - JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE","PART VIII CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS","CHAPTER 89 COMMENCEMENT OF PROCEEDINGS","SUBCHAPTER C INDICTMENT AND INFORMATION"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=42\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=89\u0026sctn=32\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-08-03 (Statute Update stamp, 42 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:14Z","sha256":"4cb6fe7f6feceb5a53db15a955fd9d81221119e78e745520f90fda17b69224e5","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8931","next":"us-pa/42-pa.c.s.-8933"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}