THE COURTS
LANCASTER COUNTY
In Re: Lancaster County Rules of Criminal Procedure; No. 507; No. 23 AD 2009; CPJ. No. 7, Page 1357
[40 Pa.B. 238]
[Saturday, January 9, 2010]
Administrative Order And Now, this 22nd day of December, 2009, it is hereby Ordered that Lancaster County Rule of Criminal Procedure No. 507 is adopted as set forth as follows:
The Court Administrator is directed to:
1. File one (1) certified copy of this Order and Rule with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.
2. File two (2) certified paper copies and one (1) diskette or CD-ROM containing this Order and Rule with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
3. Publish a copy of this Order and Rule on the Unified Judicial System's web site at http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/localrules/ruleselection.aspx.
4. Keep continuously available for public inspection copies of the Order and Rule in the Prothonotary and Clerk of Courts Office.
This Order shall become effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
By the Court
LOUIS J. FARINA,
President JudgeRule 507. Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by the Attorney for the Commonwealth—Local Option.
The District Attorney, having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 507, criminal complaints and arrest warrant affidavits by police officers, as defined in the Rules of Criminal Procedure, charging the crimes listed below, shall not hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer, unless the complaints and affidavits have the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth before filing:
A. Criminal Homicide in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2501;
B. Murder in any degree in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2502;
C. Voluntary Manslaughter in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2503;
D. Involuntary Manslaughter in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2504;
E. Homicide by Vehicle in violation of 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3732;
F. Homicide by Vehicle While Driving Under Influence in violation of 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3735;
G. Rape in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3121;
H. Statutory Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3122.1;
I. Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3123;
J. Aggravated Indecent Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3125;
K. Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3124.1;
L. Crimes Against Unborn Child in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Chapter 26;
M. Arson in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301;
N. Obscene and Other Sexual Materials in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5903;
O. Violation of The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, 35 P. S. § 780-113(30) (Delivery or Possession with Intent to Deliver a Controlled Substance); and
P. Cruelty to Animals in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 5511(a)(1)(i)—(iii), 5511(a)(2)(i) and (ii), 5511(a)(2.1)
(i)(A) and (B), 5511(c)(1), 5511(c)(2)(ii), 5511(h.1)(1)—(7).
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-54. Filed for public inspection January 8, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]
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