Warrants; issuance for law-enforcement officers by a magistrate.

Issuance of warrants by magistrates. Providesthat a magistrate may not issue an arrest warrant for a misdemeanoroffense where the accused is a law-enforcement officer and the allegedoffense arises out of the performance of his public duties upon thebasis of a complaint by a person other than a law-enforcement officeror an animal control officer without prior authorization by the attorneyfor the Commonwealth or by a law-enforcement agency. The bill providesfor the appointment of an attorney for the Commonwealth from outsidethe jurisdiction if a conflict of interest exists for the attorneyfor the Commonwealth having jurisdiction.