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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 21-1685

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES

CHESTER COUNTY

Amendment to Local Rule 117(2)(A)(III), Bail Before Verdict

[51 Pa.B. 6394]
[Saturday, October 9, 2021]

Administrative Order No. 17-2021

 And Now, this 24th day of September, 2021, the following amendment to Chester County Rule of Criminal Procedure 117(2)(a)(iii) (''Amended Rule'') is adopted in its entirety. In accordance with Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration 103(d)(4), this proposed Amended Rule was submitted to and approved by the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee of the Supreme Court.

Effective Date

 This Amended Rule shall become effective thirty (30) days from the date of its publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

Procedural Compliance

 In conformity with Pa.R.J.A. 103(d), the Chester County Court Administrator shall do the following:

 1) Distribute two (2) paper copies of the Amended Rule to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, along with a copy of the Amended Rule in an agreed upon format which complies with the requirements of 1 Pa. Code § 13.11.

 2) File one copy of the Amended Rule with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

 3) Publish a copy of the Amended Rule on the Chester County website.

 4) Incorporate the Amended Rule in the complete set of the published Chester County Court Rules no later than thirty (30) days following publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

JOHN L. HALL, 
President Judge

Rule 117(2). Bail Before Verdict.

 (a) In compliance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 520(B), which permits a defendant to be admitted to bail on any day and at any time:

 (i) During regular business hours, published pursuant to Paragraph 1(a) above, bail shall be posted at the issuing Magisterial District Judge's Office provided that the case has not been held for court and that bail has not been previously modified by the Court of Common Pleas. If the case has been held for court or bail has been previously modified by the Court of Common Pleas, then bail shall be posted at the Clerk of Courts.

 (ii) During on-call hours, published pursuant to Paragraph 1(b) above, bail shall be posted at the on-call Magisterial District Judge's Office, if the case has not been held for court or modified by the Court of Common Pleas.

 (iii) During times other than those published pursuant to Paragraphs 1(a) and (b) above, the Bail Administrator or his/her correctional officer designee, shall be authorized to accept monetary bail at the Chester County Prison in accordance with the provisions, and subject to the limitations of Pa.R.Crim.P. 117(C) and Pa.R.Crim.P. 520. The Bail Administrator or his/her correctional officer designee shall be permitted to perform the following: accept the bail deposit, have the defendant sign the bail bond, release the defendant and deliver the bail deposit and bail bond to the issuing authority or the Clerk of Courts on the next business day.

 Any person intending to post bail at the Chester County Prison shall, prior to any payment, contact the Chester County Prison by telephone to allow prison personnel to initiate the required pre-release records/detainers check.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 21-1685. Filed for public inspection October 8, 2021, 9:00 a.m.]


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