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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 06-921

THE COURTS

Title 255--LOCAL
COURT RULES

BEAVER COUNTY

Local Rules of Criminal Procedure; No. 335 Misc. of 2006

[36 Pa.B. 2512]

Order

   Beaver County L.R.Crim.P. No. 117 is adopted effective August 1, 2006. The Court Administrator shall:

   (1)  file seven certified copies of this Order and the following rule with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts;

   (2)  distribute 2 certified copies of this Order and the attached rule and a computer diskette to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin;

   (3)  file one certified copy of this Order and the folowing rule with the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee of the Pennsylvania Supreme Court.

   The Clerk of Courts shall keep a copy of the following rule available for public inspection and copying pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 105(c)(5).

By the Court

ROBERT E. KUNSELMAN,   
President Judge

RULE OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

L.R. 117. Coverage Magisterial District Judges

   (1)  All Magisterial District Judge Offices shall be open for regular business on Mondays through Fridays from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M. Prevailing time.

   (2)  Magisterial District Judges shall be available twenty-four hours per day, every day of the calendar year to provide continuous coverage for the issuance of search warrants, pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 203, arrest warrants pursuant to Pa.R.Crim. No. 513, requests to accept bail, and emergency orders under the Protection from Abuse Act.

   The Magisterial District Judges shall satisfy this rule by remaining on call during non-regular business hours on a rotating basis pursuant to a schedule prepared by the Court Administrator. The schedule shall be distributed and publicized pursuant to past practice.

   (3)  Magisterial District Judges shall be available during non-regular business hours each day at 6:00 A.M., 2:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M. for the purpose of providing the services set forth in Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 117(A)(2)(a), (b), (c) and (d). The availability of each Magisterial District Judge shall be on a rotating basis pursuant to the same schedule proposed pursuant to subdivision (2) and shall be publicized pursuant to past practice.

   (4)  Magisterial District Judges shall be available during normal business hours for all other business.

   (5)  Each Magisterial District Judge shall be available to preside over preliminary hearings at the Beaver County Courthouse, or such other location that may be established for ''Central Court,'' on a rotating basis pursuant to a schedule prepared by the Court Administrator.

   (6)  This rule shall be effective August 1, 2006 provided the requirements of Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 105(c) have been complied with.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-921. Filed for public inspection May 26, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]


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