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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 22-552

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES

WESTMORELAND COUNTY

Bail Before Verdict; No. 3 of 2022

[52 Pa.B. 2208]
[Saturday, April 16, 2022]

Administrative Order of Court

 And Now, this 4th day of March 2022, It Is Hereby Ordered that Westmoreland County Criminal Procedures WC117 and WC520 are hereby rescinded and new Rules WC117 and WC520 are adopted. This change is effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

RITA DONOVAN HATHAWAY, 
President Judge

Rule WC117. Coverage: Issuing Warrants; Preliminary Arraignments and Summary Trials; and Setting and Accepting Bail.

 (a) After hours coverage shall be provided by a magisterial district judge, assigned on a rotational schedule, who has county-wide jurisdiction and who operates between the hours of 4:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m. Monday through Friday. Holidays and weekend coverage shall be provided by an assigned on-call magisterial district judge.

 (1) The ''duty'' magisterial district judge will hold court by video conferencing available from any approved advanced communication technology site. The magisterial district court office will remain closed to the public during after hours coverage except at the discretion of the magisterial district judge.

 (2) In the event a magisterial district judge is needed when the court is not scheduled for after hours coverage for the issuance of a search or arrest warrant, a protection from abuse petition, or other emergency matter; the ''duty'' magisterial district judge will be contacted through Westmoreland 911.

 (3) Procedures for executed summary warrants shall be pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 431, and Westmoreland Rule of Criminal Procedure WC431.

 (b) Bail in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order, may be posted after normal business hours at the Westmoreland County Prison. Bail may be posted electronically via PA ePay Bail Online Case Payments, by accessing http://ujsportal.pacourts.us. In the event bail is posted electronically, in order to release the defendant, the person posting bail must contact the Westmoreland County Prison to ensure that all conditions of bail have been satisfied and all necessary bail-related documents have been completed.

Adopted ______ , effective ______ , 2022.

Rule WC520. Bail Before Verdict—After Normal Business Hours.

 Bail in the form of certified check, cashier's check or money order, may be posted after normal business hours at the Westmoreland County Prison. Bail may be posted electronically via PA ePay Bail Online Case Payments, by accessing http://ujsportal.pacourts.us. In the event bail is posted electronically, in order to release the defendant, the person posting bail must contact the Westmoreland County Prison to ensure that all conditions of bail have been satisfied and all necessary bail-related documents have been completed.

Adopted ______ , effective ______ , 2022.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-552. Filed for public inspection April 15, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]


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