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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 20-809

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES

ADAMS COUNTY

Rule of Criminal Procedure 507; Administrative Order Number 7 of 2020

[50 Pa.B. 3106]
[Saturday, June 27, 2020]

Order of Court

 And Now, this 15th day of June, 2020, the Court hereby amends Rule 507 of the Adams County Rules of Criminal Procedure as follows:

Rule 507. Approval of Certain Police Complaints by Attorney for the Commonwealth.

 The District Attorney of Adams County having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 507, criminal complaints and arrest warrant affidavits by police officers charging any of the following felony or misdemeanor crimes:

 [A. 18 Pa.C.S. Section 3121—Rape (graded as a felony of the first degree)

 B. 18 Pa.C.S. Section 3122.1—Statutory Sexual Assault (graded as a felony of the second degree)

 C. 18 Pa.C.S. Section 3123—Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse (graded as a felony of the first degree)

 D. 18 Pa.C.S. Section 3124.1—Sexual Assault (graded as a felony of the second degree)

 E. 18 Pa.C.S. Section 3125—Aggravated Indecent Assault (graded as a felony of the second degree)]

 A. Corrupt Organizations in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 911

 B. Criminal Homicide in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2501

 C. Murder in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2502

 D. Voluntary Manslaughter in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2503

 E. Involuntary Manslaughter in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2504

 F. Causing or Aiding Suicide in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2505

 G. Drug Delivery Resulting in Death in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2506

 H. Criminal Homicide of Law Enforcement Officer in violation 18 Pa.C.S. § 2507

 I. Criminal Homicide of Unborn Child in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2603

 J. Murder of Unborn Child in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2604

 K. Voluntary Manslaughter of Unborn Child in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2605

 L. Aggravated Assault of Unborn Child in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2606

 M. Strangulation in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 2718

 N. Rape in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3121

 O. Statutory Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3122.1

 P. Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3123

 Q. Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.1

 R. Institutional Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3124.2

 S. Aggravated Indecent Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3125 (graded as a felony of the second degree or higher)

 T. Arson and Related Offenses in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 3301

 U. Dealing in the Proceeds of Illegal Activity in violation of 18 Pa.C.S. § 5111

 V. Homicide by Vehicle in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3732

 W. Homicide by Vehicle While Driving Under the Influence in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3735

 X. Aggravated Assault by Vehicle While Driving Under the Influence in violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3735.l

 Y. Criminal Attempt, Criminal Solicitation, or Criminal Conspiracy to commit any of the above offenses

 shall not hereafter be accepted by a judicial officer unless the complaint and affidavit has the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing.

 This rule shall become effective after all the provisions of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration 103 are met, to include the following:

 a. A certified copy of this Order shall be submitted to the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee for review.

 b. Upon receipt of a statement from the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee that the local rule is not inconsistent with any general rule of the Supreme Court, two (2) certified copies of this Order together with a computer diskette that complies with the requirement of 1 Pa. Code § 13.11(b), or other compliant format, containing the test of the local rule(s) adopted hereby shall be distributed to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 c. One copy of this Order shall be forwarded to the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts via e-mail to adminrules@pacourts.us;

 d. A copy of the proposed local rule(s) shall be published on the 51st Judicial District website;

 e. This Order shall be filed in the Office of the Prothonotary of Adams County and a copy thereof shall be filed with the Adams County Clerk of Courts and the Adams County Law Library for inspection and copying;

 f. The effective date of the local rule(s) shall be 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

MICHAEL A. GEORGE, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-809. Filed for public inspection June 26, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]


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