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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 15-855

THE COURTS

LEHIGH COUNTY

Firearm and Tool Mark Laboratory Fees; 39-AD-1-2015

[45 Pa.B. 2240]
[Saturday, May 9, 2015]

Administrative Order

 And Now this 20th day of April, 2015, it is Hereby Ordered, pursuant to 16 P. S. § 1403 and 42 Pa.C.S.A. § 1725.3, any person who pleads guilty or nolo contendere, who is convicted, or who is placed in any diversionary program (i.e. ARD) for any criminal offense shall, in addition to any fines, penalties or costs, in every case where the Lehigh County Firearms & Tool Mark Laboratory services were utilized to prosecute the offense, be sentenced to pay a laboratory fee as listed. The fees so collected shall be paid into the General Fund of the County of Lehigh, but separately identified in the County's records so that the amounts collected during any given period can be readily ascertained.

 1. Administrative handling—$45

 2. Bullet Comparison—$200

 3. Cartridge Case Comparison—$176

 4. Discharged Bullets with List of Possible Makes of Discharged Arms—$126

 5. Determination of Distance: Shot Pattern—$301

 6. Determination of Distance: Gunpowder/Primer Residue—$401

 7. Firearm Functionality—$100

 8. Glass Analysis: Bullet Direction/Sequence—$602

 9. Serial Number Restoration—$200

 10. Identification: Shot Pellet Size—$151

 11. Shotshell Wads: Manufacturer and Gauge—$148

 12. Toolmarks—$669

 13. Cartridge Case Ejection Patterns—$200

 It Is Ordered that this Administrative Order shall be effective thirty (30) days after publication thereof in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and shall govern all matters then pending.

 It Is Further Ordered that in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 105, the Court Administrator of Lehigh County shall:

 (a) File one (1) certified copy hereof with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts;

 (b) Distribute two (2) certified copies hereof and one (1) CD-Rom copy that complies with the requirements of Pa. Code § 13.11(b), with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin;

 (c) File one (1) certified copy hereof with the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee;

 (d) Publish one (1) copy of this Order on the United Judicial System's website at: http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/localrules/ruleselection.aspx;

 (e) Supervise the distribution hereof to all Judges of this Court.

By the Court

CAROL K. McGINLEY, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-855. Filed for public inspection May 8, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]


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