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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 96-528

THE COURTS

Title 255--LOCAL COURT RULES

CHESTER COUNTY

Amendments to Rules of Criminal Procedure; No. 310M96

[26 Pa.B. 1550]

Order

   And Now, this 12th day of March, 1996, the following amendment to the Chester County Rules of Criminal Procedure is hereby adopted effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 6(d).

THOMAS G. GAVIN,   
President Judge

Rule 101A.1.  Approval by District Attorney of Complaints and Arrest Warrants.

   The District Attorney of Chester County having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 101A, criminal complaints and arrest warrant affidavits by police officers as defined in the Rules of Criminal Procedure, charging the following offenses shall not hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer unless the complaint and affidavit have the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing:

   Criminal Homicide in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2501; Murder in any degree in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502; Voluntary Manslaughter in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2503; Involuntary Manslaughter in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2504; Rape in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121; Statutory Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3122.1; Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123; Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1; Aggravated Indecent Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3125; Spousal Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3128(a) or (b); Arson in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3301; Robbery in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3701(a)(1)(i), (ii), (iii); Homicide by Vehicle in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3732; Homicide by Vehicle while Driving Under Influence in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3735.

   Any criminal complaint filed against a person who is under 18 years of age under circumstances where the law authorizes such person to be charged as if he or she were an adult.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-528. Filed for public inspection April 5, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]


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