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Title 252—ALLEGHENY COUNTY RULES

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Criminal Rules of the Court of Common Pleas; Doc. No. 2 of 2009

[39 Pa.B. 7103]
[Saturday, December 19, 2009]

Order of Court

 And Now, to-wit, this 23rd day of November, 2009, It Is Hereby Adjudged, Ordered and Decreed that the following Rules of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Criminal Division, adopted by the Board of Judges on November 17, 2009, shall be effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin:

Criminal Procedure Rule 114.1	Orders and Court Notices: Method of Service
Criminal Procedure Rule 528.1	Motion for Allowance to Post Real Property as Security
Criminal Procedure Rule 547.1	Issuing Authorities
Criminal Procedure Rule 575.1	Allegheny County Criminal Court

By the Court

HONORABLE DONNA JO McDANIEL, 
President Judge

Rule 114.1. Orders and Court Notices: Method of Service.

 (a) The clerk of courts, the court and the court administrator are all authorized to serve court orders and notices.

 (b) The method of service shall be any method consistent with the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedures.

Rule 528.1. Motion for Allowance to Post Real Property As Security.

 (a) Real Property may only be posted upon motion to the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County.

 (b) All motions for allowance to post real property pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 528(D) shall be substantially in the following form:

Rule 547.1. Issuing Authorities Transmitting Documents.

 (a) Issuing authorities transmitting documents pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 547 shall do so by certified mail or hand delivery.

 (b) The issuing authority shall include a listing of all contents including the OTN (Offense Tracking Number) of each matter transmitted.

Rule 575.1. Requirements Governing the Physical Characteristics of Court Papers and All Attachments, Supporting Documents and Exhibits.

 (a) Filing Requirements

 (1) Every document shall be attached only at the top left corner of the pages with one staple or, if the document is too thick for a staple, then at the top of the pages with a metal fastener (not a binder clip).

 (2) Cloth tape or other permanent binding shall not be used.

 (3) ''Bluebacks'' shall not be used.

 (b) Basic Requirements

 (1) Ordinarily, all attachments, supporting documents and exhibits shall be on eight and one-half inches paper at the time of filing with the clerk of courts.

 (2) A smaller document shall be reproduced, if possible, on eight and one-half inches by eleven inches paper.

 (3) A larger document shall be reduced and reproduced to eight and one-half inches by eleven inches six, provided it will still be legible.

 (4) If it is not possible to obtain a legible photocopy of the documents or exhibit because of unique characteristics or inherent limitations, e.g., maps, surveys, computer printouts, data processing cards, colored paper, tape recordings, cassettes, movies, DVDs, CD, etc., the filing party shall present the document or material to the clerk of courts to be dated and time stamped, docketed, and filed. Each such special filing shall be accompanied by one (1) cover sheet.

 Note: It is recommended that the case number be entered at the top or bottom right corner of every page of every filing because of the possibility that pages of a filing may come apart.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 09-2311. Filed for public inspection December 18, 2009, 9:00 a.m.]

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