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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 20-370

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES

DELAWARE COUNTY

Local Rule No. 507 Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Affidavits by the Attorney for the Commonwealth; No. MD 1545-17

[50 Pa.B. 1504]
[Saturday, March 14, 2020]

Administrative Order

 And Now, this 10th day of February, 2020, it is hereby Ordered and Decreed that the following local Rule 507 is Adopted.

 This local Rule 507 Shall become effective thirty (30) days after publication of the same in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

 Upon publication of the following local Rule 507 and the same taking effect, the previous local Rule 507A1 Shall be contemporaneously Rescinded.

By the Court

KEVIN F. KELLY, 
President Judge

Proposed Local Rule 507

Rule 507. Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits By Attorney For the Commonwealth.

 (A) The District Attorney of Delaware County having past filed a certificate pursuant to Pennsylvania Rule of Criminal Procedure 507—Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by Attorney for the Commonwealth, as defined in the Rules of Criminal Procedure, charging the following criminal offenses:

 • Criminal Homicide in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 2501;

 • Murder in any degree in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 2502;

 • Voluntary Manslaughter in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 2503;

 • Involuntary Manslaughter in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 2504;

 • Causing or aiding suicide in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 2505;

 • Drug delivery resulting in death in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 2506;

 • Criminal Homicide of unborn child in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 2603;

 • Murder in any degree of unborn child in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 2604;

 • Voluntary Manslaughter of unborn child in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 2605;

 • Aggravated Assault of unborn child in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 2606;

 • Homicide by Vehicle in violation of 75 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3732;

 • Homicide by Vehicle While Driving Under the Influence in violation of 75 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3735;

 • Aggravated Assault by vehicle While Driving Under the Influence in violation of 75 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3735.1;

 • Aggravated Assault by Vehicle in violation of 75 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3732.1;

 • Rape in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3121;

 • Statutory Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3122.1;

 • Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3123;

 • Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3124.1;

 • Institutional Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3142.2; and

 • Aggravated Indecent Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 3125;

 Such police complaints and/or arrest warrant affidavits shall not hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer unless the Complaint and/or Affidavit have the approval of a Deputy District Attorney, Chief Assistant District Attorney or the First Assistant District Attorney of the Delaware County District Attorney's Office prior to filing.

 (B) Upon disapproval of a police complaint, arrest warrant affidavit and/or both by a reviewing Commonwealth's attorney, the lawyer for the Commonwealth shall furnish to the police officer who prepared the complaint, affidavit, or both a written notice of the disapproval, in substantially the following form, and the Commonwealth's attorney shall maintain a record of the written notice.

District Attorney File No. ______

NOTICE AND RECORD OF DISAPPROVAL
COMMONWEALTH OF PENNSYLVANIA

                            Complaint/Affidavit/
    VS.                      Application of: ______
_________________                   Charge: _________________
_________________                   Police Number: ______
_________________                   Police Department: ______
Time: _________________
Occurrence Date: ______                 Location: _________________

SUMMARY OF FACTS AND PROBABLE CAUSE:
_________________
_________________
_________________

CLEAN/NCIC check reveals no outstanding warrants:
Date ______                        Source of Information ______

REASON(S) FOR DISAPPROVAL (Please check appropriate reason)
______ IC=Insufficient Corroboration              ______ UV=Unavailable or Uncooperative Victim
______ IE=Insufficient Evidence                ______ WC=Witness Credibility Contradicted
______ II=Identification Inconclusive              ______ ID=Inadequate Description of Persons,
______ IJ=Interest of Justice                       Premises Or Property
______ IS=Inadmissible Evidence                ______ NS=Insufficient Cause for
______ IP=Insufficient Probable Cause Nighttime Search
______ LJ=Lacks Jurisdiction
______ LP=Lacks Prosecutorial Merit
______ UW=Unavailable or Uncooperative Witness
Other: _________________
_________________
_________________

DISAPPROVED BY: _________________
Attorney for the Commonwealth
Date: _________________

 (C) No defendant shall have the right to any relief of any kind based solely on a violation of this Rule.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 20-370. Filed for public inspection March 13, 2020, 9:00 a.m.]

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1  See Order dated March 4, 2014, No. MD 525-2014, and 44 Pa.B. 1878 (March 29, 2014).


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