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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 10-1026

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL
COURT RULES

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Criminal Rules of the Court of Common Pleas; No. 2 of 2010

[40 Pa.B. 2934]
[Saturday, June 5, 2010]

Order of Court

 And Now, to-wit, this 17th day of May, 2010, It Is Hereby Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed that the following Rule of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Criminal Division, adopted by the Board of Judges on May 13, 2010, shall be effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin:

Criminal Procedure Rule 202.2 Approval of Search Warrant Applications by Attorney for the Commonwealth in Felony Sexual Assault Cases
Criminal Procedure Rule 507.2 Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by Attorney for the Commonwealth in Felony Sexual Assault Cases

By the Court

DONNA JO McDANIEL, 
President Judge

Rule 202.2. Approval of Search Warrant Applications by Attorney for the Commonwealth in Felony Sexual Assault Cases.

 The District Attorney of Allegheny County, Stephen A. Zappala, Jr., having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 202, search warrants in the following circumstances: wherein the search warrant is relative to the investigation or prosecution of the following criminal offenses:

 Rape (18 Pa.C.S. § 3121), Statutory Sexual Assault (18 Pa.C.S. § 3122.1), Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse (18 Pa.C.S. § 3123), Sexual Assault (18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1), Institutional Sexual Assault (18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.2), or Aggravated Indecent Assault (18 Pa.C.S. § 3125), shall not hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer unless the search warrant applications have the approval of an Attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing.

Rule 507.2. Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by Attorney for the Commonwealth in Felony Sexual Assault Cases.

 The District Attorney of Allegheny County, Stephen A. Zappala, Jr., 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 Rape (18 Pa.C.S. § 3121), Statutory Sexual Assault (18 Pa.C.S. § 3122.1), Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse (18 Pa.C.S. § 3123), Sexual Assault (18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1), Institutional Sexual Assault (18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.2), or Aggravated Indecent Assault (18 Pa.C.S. § 3125), shall not hereafter be ac- cepted by any judicial officer unless the criminal complaint and arrest warrant affidavit have the approval of an Attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-1026. Filed for public inspection June 4, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]


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