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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 14-431

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL
COURT RULES

BUTLER COUNTY

Local Rules of Court; MsD No. 14-40035

[44 Pa.B. 1123]
[Saturday, March 1, 2014]

Administrative Order of Court

 And Now, this 10th day February, 2014, it is hereby ordered and directed that Local Rules L1901.2 and L1901.5 are hereby adopted. These rules shall be effective thirty days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 The Court directs the Court Administrator to:

 1. File one (1) certified copy of this Administrative Order and the within Local Rule of Civil Procedure with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts.

 2. File two (2) certified copies of this Administrative Order and the within Local Rule of Civil Procedure and one (1) diskette with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 3. File one (1) certified copy of this Administrative Order and the within Local Rules of Civil Procedure with the Domestic Relations Procedural Rule Committee.

 4. Forward one (1) copy of this Administrative Order and the within Local Rule of Civil Procedure to the administrative office of the Butler County Legal Journal for publication.

 5. Forward one (1) copy of this Administrative Order and the within Local Rule of Civil Procedure to the Butler County Law Library.

 6. Keep continuously available for public inspection copies of this Administrative Order of Court and the within Local Rule of Court in the Office of the Butler County Prothonotary, the Butler County Domestic Relations Section and the Office of the Court Administrator.

By the Court

THOMAS J. DOERR, 
President Judge

Local Rule 1901.2. Scheduling.

 The Court of Common Pleas shall hear Petitions for Temporary Protection from Abuse each business day between the hours of 8:30 am and noon.

 The Court of Common Pleas shall be considered to be ''unavailable'' to hear Petitions for Protection From Abuse:

 1. From noon each business day to the resumption of business the next morning.

 2. From noon on the last day of the business week to the beginning for the next business week

 At any time the Court of Common Pleas is ''unavailable,'' the Emergency Petition for Protection from Abuse shall be presented to the ''on-call'' Magisterial District Judge or as may be otherwise directed by the Court.

 The Butler County PFA Office shall, during regular business hours, assist the Plaintiff in preparing and presenting an Emergency Petition for Protection from Abuse, pursuant to 23 Pa.C.S.A. § 6110, to either the Court of Common Pleas or the ''on-call'' Magisterial District Judge as described above.

Local Rule 1901.5. Enforcement.

 In the event that a violation of a Protection From Abuse order occurs (Indirect Criminal Contempt), upon arrest of the defendant, the arresting officer shall first endeavor to have the individual arraigned by the Magisterial District Judge in whose jurisdiction the violation occurred. If that Magisterial District Judge is unavailable, arraignment shall be made by the ''on-call'' Magisterial District Judge.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-431. Filed for public inspection February 28, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]


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