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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 12-1079

THE COURTS

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Increase of ARD Administration Fees; Administrative Doc. No. 123 of 2012

[42 Pa.B. 3438]
[Saturday, June 16, 2012]

Order of Court

 And Now, to-wit, this 11th day of May, 2012, it is hereby Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed that the following local rule is adopted by and for the Fifth Judicial District:

Rule 316.1. ARD Administration Fee.

 (a) Every person placed into the Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (''ARD'') program, shall, as a condition of placement into the program, pay an administrative fee of four hundred, fifty dollars ($450.00) per case.

 (b) This fee shall be imposed to defray the expense of the District Attorney in administering the program in the amount of two hundred dollars ($200.00) per case, and to defray the expense of the Pretrial Services Department in administering the program in the amount of two hundred, fifty dollars ($250.00) per case.

 (c) This fee shall be in addition to the cost of prosecution, restitution, fees and other costs imposed as conditions of placement into the program.

 (d) The funds collected pursuant to this rule shall be deposited into the General Fund of the County of Allegheny, but shall be separately identified in the County's records so that the amounts collected may be readily ascertained.

 It is further Directed that the District Court Administrator for the Fifth Judicial District shall:

 1. File the original of this Order of Court with the Department of Court Records;

 2. Distribute two (2) certified paper copies of Rule 316.1 to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin;

 3. Distribute to the Legislative Reference Bureau a copy of Rule 316.1 on a computer diskette or on a CD-ROM, that complies with the requirements of 1 Pa. Code § 13.11(b);

 4. File one (1) certified copy of Rule 316.1 with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts; and

 5. Publish a copy of Rule 316.1 on the Unified Judicial System's web site.

 It is further Ordered, Adjudged and Decreed that Rule 316.1 shall take effect thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and shall only apply to cases that are filed on or after the effective date of this local rule.

By the Court

DONNA JO McDANIEL, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 12-1079. Filed for public inspection June 15, 2012, 9:00 a.m.]


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