THE COURTS
Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES
CLINTON COUNTY
Local Rule of Criminal Procedure 576.1; No. AD-13-2022
[52 Pa.B. 5644]
[Saturday, September 3, 2022]
Administrative Order of Court And Now, this 16th day of August, 2022, the Court hereby adopts the following Local Rule, effective thirty (30) days after the publication of same in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
Katherine G. Turner, Judicial Law Clerk, is Ordered and Directed to do the following:
1. File one (1) copy of this Order and the following Local Rule with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania (AOPC) via email to adminrules@pacourts.us.
2. File one (1) copy of this Order and the following Local Rule with the Legislative Bureau for publication in The Pennsylvania Bulletin.
3. Publish a copy of this Order and the following Local Rule on the Clinton County Court website.
4. Compile this Local Rule within the complete set of Local Rules no later than thirty (30) days following publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
By the Court
CRAIG P. MILLER,
President JudgeLocal Rule of Criminal Court Procedure
Rule 576.1. Electronic Filing and Service of Legal Papers.
(A) The 25th Judicial District Court of Common Pleas of Clinton County and the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts (AOPC) have agreed upon the implementation of the electronic statewide filing system known as PACFile for certain criminal filings. In accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 576.1 and this Rule, legal papers may be filed electronically using PACFile. Electronic filing is permissive and not mandatory.
(B) Legal Papers Defined. The legal papers which may be filed electronically includes all written motions, answers, and any notices or documents for which filing is required or permitted, including orders, copies of exhibits, and attachments except for the following:
(1) Applications for search warrants;
(2) Applications for arrest warrants;
(3) Any grand jury materials, except the indicting grand jury indictment or the investigating grand jury presentment;
(4) Submissions filed ex parte as authorized by law;
(5) Submissions filed or authorized to be filed under seal; and
(6) Exhibits offered into evidence, whether or not admitted, in a court proceeding.
(C) All filings shall comply with the Case Records Public Access Policy of the Unified Judicial System of Pennsylvania.
(D) Attorneys or self-represented individuals who wish to file legal papers electronically shall establish a PACFile account using the Unified Justice System of Pennsylvania's Web Portal. Parties who are unwilling or unable to participate in the electronic filing of legal papers are permitted to file and serve legal papers in a physical paper format. Establishment of a PACFile account shall constitute consent to participate in electronic filing, including acceptance of service electronically of any document filed in PACFile.
(E) Applicable filing fees shall be accepted in the same manner as currently required by statute, court order, Local Rule or as established by fee schedule.
(F) Upon electronic submission of a legal paper, the PACFile system shall provide an electronic notification to other parties and attorneys to the case who are participating in electronic filing that the legal paper has been submitted. Upon submission, this notification shall satisfy the service requirements of Rules 114(B) and 576(B) on any attorney or party who has established a system account.
(G) Service of electronic filings on any attorney or party who has not established a UJS web portal account, who is unable to file or receive legal papers electronically or is otherwise unable to access the system shall be made by the procedures provided under Rule 114(B) and 576(B).
(H) Legal Papers Filed in Paper Format. Any legal paper submitted for filing to the Clerk of Courts in a physical paper format shall be accepted by the Clerk of Courts in that format and retained by the Clerk of Courts as is required by applicable rules of the Court and record retention policies. The Clerk of Courts shall convert such physical filings to a PDF and add it to the system, except those legal papers defined in paragraph (B).
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 22-1338. Filed for public inspection September 2, 2022, 9:00 a.m.]
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