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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 16-1206

THE COURTS

BEDFORD COUNTY

Local Rule 507.1; AD No. 2-2016

[46 Pa.B. 3813]
[Saturday, July 16, 2016]

Order of Court

 And now, this 21st day of April, 2016, the District Attorney of Bedford County, William J. Higgins, Jr., having filed a certification pursuant to Rule 507 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, the Court hereby adopts the following new Local Rule:

Rule 507.1. Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by the Attorney for the Commonwealth.

 Criminal complaints and arrest warrant affidavits, by police officers, as defined in the Rules of Criminal Procedure, charging any of the following:

 1) Any violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Chapter 25 (relating to Criminal Homicide);

 2) Any violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. 2702 (relating to Aggravated Assault);

 3) Any violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Chapter 29 (relating to Kidnapping);

 4) Any violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Chapter 31 (relating to Sexual Offenses);

 5) Any violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. 3301 (relating to Arson);

 6) Any violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Chapter 37 (relating to Robbery);

 7) Any violation of 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 780-113, et. al., (relating to prohibited acts under the Controlled Substance Act) that is graded as a Felony;

 8) Any violation of 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3732 (relating to Homicide by Vehicle), § 3735 (relating Homicide by Vehicle while DUI), § 3731.1 (relating to Aggravated Assault by vehicle while DUI).

 9) Any charge of an Inchoate crime, under 18 Pa.C.S.A. Chapter 9 (relating to Criminal Attempt, Criminal Solicitation, and Criminal Conspiracy), where the underlying criminal offense is one those set forth above;

 10) Any violation of Title 18 (Crimes Code) or Title 75 (Vehicle Code) that results in the death of any person, including summary offenses.

 shall not hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer unless the complaint and affidavit has the approval of an Attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing. Approval by the Attorney for the Commonwealth may be provided by electronic communication with a copy attached to the complaint or arrest warrant affidavit. Said Local Rule shall be effective in the 57th Judicial District of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and upon publication on the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania Web Portal.

By the Court

THOMAS S. LING, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-1206. Filed for public inspection July 15, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]


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