Pennsylvania § 6504 Return on writ

Pennsylvania Statutes

§ 6504 — Return on writ

Pennsylvania § 6504

Title 42JUDICIARY AND JUDICIAL PROCEDURE

PartPART VI

Ch. 65HABEAS CORPUS

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Bluebook

42 Pa. Cons. Stat. § 6504 (2026).

Text

The writ, or the order to show cause why the writ should not issue, shall be directed to the person having custody of the person detained. It shall be returned within three days unless for good cause additional time, not exceeding 20 days, is allowed. The person to whom the writ or the order is directed shall make a return certifying the true cause of the detention and, except as otherwise prescribed by general rules or by rule or order of court, shall produce at the hearing the body of the person detained.

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The writ, or the order to show cause why the writ should not issue, shall be directed to the person having custody of the person detained. It shall be returned within three days unless for good cause additional time, not exceeding 20 days, is allowed. The person to whom the writ or the order is directed shall make a return certifying the true cause of the detention and, except as otherwise prescribed by general rules or by rule or order of court, shall produce at the hearing the body of the person detained.