Pennsylvania § 6503 Right to apply for writ

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6503 — Right to apply for writ

Pennsylvania § 6503

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VI

Ch. 65HABEAS CORPUS

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42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6503 (2026).

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(a)General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an application for habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of detention may be brought by or on behalf of any person restrained of his liberty within this Commonwealth under any pretense whatsoever.

(b)Exception.--Where a person is restrained by virtue of sentence after conviction for a criminal offense, the writ of habeas corpus shall not be available if a remedy may be had by post-conviction hearing proceedings authorized by law.

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(a) General rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), an application for habeas corpus to inquire into the cause of detention may be brought by or on behalf of any person restrained of his liberty within this Commonwealth under any pretense whatsoever.

(b) Exception.--Where a person is restrained by virtue of sentence after conviction for a criminal offense, the writ of habeas corpus shall not be available if a remedy may be had by post-conviction hearing proceedings authorized by law.

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§ 6503

Right to apply for writ

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Return on writ

§ 6505

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