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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 06-1263

THE COURTS

FAYETTE COUNTY

Local Rule 117; No. 1 AD 2006

[36 Pa.B. 3526]
[Saturday, July 8, 2006]

Order

   And Now, this 22nd day of June, 2006, pursuant to Rule 105 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, it is hereby ordered that Local Rule 117 is hereby adopted to read as follows.

   The Clerk of Courts is directed as follows:

   1.  Seven certified copies of the Local Rules shall be filed with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

   2.  Two certified copies and diskette of the Local Rules shall be distributed to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

   3.  One certified copy of the Local Rules shall be sent to the State Criminal Procedural Rules Committee.

   4.  One certified copy shall be sent to the Fayette County Law Library and to the Editor of the Fayette Legal Journal.

   F.C.R.Crim.P. No. 117 shall be effective August 1, 2006.

By the Court

CONRAD B. CAPUZZI,   
President Judge

Rule 117 Coverage: Issuing Warrants: Preliminary Arraignments and Summary Trials: and Setting and Accepting Bail

   (A)  All Magisterial District Judge Offices shall be open for regular business on Mondays through Fridays from 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM.

   (B)  On-call Magisterial District Judge(s) shall be available for continuous coverage in Protection from Abuse Act cases, the issuance of warrants, accepting bail, and for providing the services set forth in Pa.R.Crim.P No. 117(A)(2)(a), (b), (c), and (d). The President Judge shall establish the schedule of on-call duty in accordance with the traditional system presently utilized.

   (C)  Magisterial District Judges, the Clerk of Courts and Warden of the Fayette County Prison or his designee, shall be authorized to accept bail in accordance with the provisions, and subject to the limitations, of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.

   (D)  Magisterial District Judges shall be available during normal business hours for all other business.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1263. Filed for public inspection July 7, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]


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