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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 06-1597

THE COURTS

BUCKS COUNTY

Order Promulgating Rule of Criminal Procedure *117 Regarding Magisterial District Judge Coverage

[36 Pa.B. 4602]
[Saturday, August 19, 2006]

Order of Court

   And Now, this 31st day of July, 2006, Bucks County Rule of Criminal Procedure *117 is hereby promulgated as follows:

Rule 117 On-Call Coverage
(A)  Regular office hours of the magisterial district courts shall be weekdays from 8:00 AM to 5:00 PM.
(B)  The President Judge or his representative shall designate a magisterial district judge or judges to be available at pre-set intervals of four hours during the following periods:
(1)  5:00 PM until 8:00 AM weekdays;
(2)  5:00 PM on Friday until 8:00AM Monday on weekends; and
(3)  5:00 PM at the close of business the day preceding a holiday until 8:00 AM the first business day after a holiday.
The on-call magisterial district judge or judges shall also be available to process emergency applications from law enforcement agencies at times other than the pre-set intervals set forth above.
(C)  The on-call magisterial district judge shall be vested with county-wide jurisdiction to initiate, conduct or issue the following:
(1)  Summary trials or the setting of collateral in summary cases following arrests with a warrant issued pursuant to Rule 430(A) as provided in Rule 431(B)(3) and following arrests without a warrant as provided in Rule 441(C);
(2)  Arrest warrants, bench warrants, and hearings thereon;
(3)  Preliminary arraignments;
(4)  Search warrants; and
(5)  Actions for protection from abuse, including any related contempt proceedings.
(D)  Arraignments, issuance of warrants and conferences may be conducted in person or by means of two-way simultaneous audio-video communications.
(E)  On-call coverage shall be conducted in accordance with the policies of this court in its Policy for On-call Services, or any revision thereof approved by the President Judge.

By the Court

DAVID W. HECKLER,   
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1597. Filed for public inspection August 18, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]


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