{"data":{"id":"us-pa/44-pa.c.s.-7157","jurisdiction":"us-pa","citation":"44 Pa.C.S. § 7157","heading":"Returns and appearance.","body":"(a) Returns.--In a county of the sixth, seventh or eighth class, a constable is not required to make a return, if required by law, to the court of common pleas if the constable has no information to impart in the return.\n(b) Appearance.--A court may summon a constable to appear before it and direct the constable to investigate a complaint of a violation of law or of a condition which a constable is required to report to the court and to make a report of his investigation.","path":["Title 44 - LAW AND JUSTICE","PART IV OTHER OFFICERS AND OFFICIALS","CHAPTER 71 CONSTABLES","SUBCHAPTER F POWERS AND DUTIES"],"source_url":"https://www.palegis.us/statutes/consolidated/view-statute?txtType=HTM\u0026ttl=44\u0026div=0\u0026chpt=71\u0026sctn=57\u0026subsctn=0","current_through":"2026-07-29 (Statute Update stamp, 44 Pa.C.S.)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T16:33:23Z","sha256":"187d81e2c691f9493b06bc0132f9817c886516d133715d07b8f85aff727df6e4","source_id":"us-pa","stale":false,"prev":"us-pa/44-pa.c.s.-7156","next":"us-pa/44-pa.c.s.-7158"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}