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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 01-216

THE COURTS

NORTHAMPTON COUNTY

Administrative Order 2001-1--Alternative Sentencing Program for D.U.I. Second Offenders; Misc. 7-2001

[31 Pa.B. 786]

Order of Court

And Now this 19th day of January, 2001, it is hereby Ordered:

   1.  The D.U.I. Program Director for Northampton County shall contact all defendants charged with D.U.I. as a second offense, as defined in 75 Pa.C.S.A. 3731(e)(l)(ii), within ten days of the filing of the criminal complaint to provide information about the availability of the Alternative Sentencing Program for Second Offenders.

   2.  Application for admission to the Alternative Sentencing Program for Second Offenders shall be filed with the D.U.I. Program Director no later than thirty days after the preliminary hearing is held or after a waiver of the preliminary hearing.

   3.  Upon receipt of an application, the D.U.I. Program Director shall review the case. The D.U.I. Program Director shall list those cases which qualify for the hearing before the Court.

   4.  The hearing before the Court shall be scheduled at 1:15 P.M. on regularly scheduled summary appeal/A.R.D. days on the court calendar.

   5.  The Judge assigned to the Summary Appeals/A.R.D. list shall be authorized to accept the guilty plea and sentence the defendant even if the file contains an order assigning the case to another judge for guilty plea.

   6.  Administrative Order 1995-1 is hereby vacated.

   7.  The effective date of this order is March 1, 2001.

By the Court

ROBERT A. FREEDBERG,   
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 01-216. Filed for public inspection February 9, 2001, 9:00 a.m.]


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