THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES

INDIANA COUNTY

Certification Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. Rule 507; M.D. 200-2023

[53 Pa.B. 3186]
[Saturday, June 17, 2023]

Order of Court

 And Now, this 1st day of June, 2023, in compliance with Rule 103(d) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Administration, it is Hereby Ordered that the Court adopts the following Rule of Criminal Procedure Rule 507 regarding Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by Attorney for the Commonwealth which becomes effective August 1, 2023.

 The Court Administrator is Hereby Ordered to:

 1) File one certified copy of this Order with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts to adminrules@ pacourt.us;

 2) Submit two paper copies of this Order to the Legislative Reference Bureau and one electronic copy in Microsoft Word format only to Bulletin@palrb.us for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin;

 3) Provide one copy of this Order to the members of the Indiana County Bar Association;

 4) Incorporate the Rule into the set of Local Rules within thirty (30) days of publication of the Local Rule in the Pennsylvania Bulletin and publish the rules on the Court's website at www.IndianaCountyPA.gov;

 5) File this Order in the Prothonotary's Office of Indiana County.

Certification

 Robert F. Manzi, Jr., District Attorney of Indiana County, henceforth certifies that approval by an attorney for the Commonwealth is required prior to the issuance of a Police Complaint and/or Arrest Warrant Affidavit concerning the following offenses:

 1) All offenses, both substantiative or inchoate, that are graded as felonies, except for the following charges:

 a. Retail Theft

 b. Driving Under the Influence unless there is personal injury or death

 c. Theft offenses under $10,000.

 2) All misdemeanor offenses included as follows:

 a. All offenses under Chapter 31 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, titled ''Sexual Offenses''

 b. All offenses under Chapter 63 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, titled ''Minors''

 c. All offenses under Chapter 43 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, titled ''Offenses against the family''

 d. 18 PA 2713, Neglect of a Care Dependent Person.

 e. All offenses under Chapter 55 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, titled ''Offenses against public order and decency''

 3) Any offense arising out of an incident for which the District Attorney of Indiana County has given notice to the investigating Agency of his intent to review any charges brought in connection with that incident prior to filing.

 This procedure is to be effective August 1, 2023.

 Certified this 31st day of May, 2023.

ROBERT F. MANZI, Jr., 
District Attorney

Rule of Criminal Procedure 507. Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by Attorney for the Commonwealth.

 The District Attorney of Indiana County having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 507, criminal complaints and arrest warrants affidavits by police officers, as defined in the Rules of Criminal Procedure, charging:

 1) All offenses, both substantiative or inchoate, that are graded as felonies, except for the following charges:

 a. Retail Theft

 b. Driving Under the Influence unless there is personal injury or death

 c. Theft offenses under $10,000.

 2) All misdemeanor offenses included below:

 a. All offenses under Chapter 31 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, titled ''Sexual Offenses''

 b. All offenses under Chapter 63 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, titled ''Minors''

 c. All offenses under Chapter 43 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, titled ''Offenses against the family''

 d. 18 PA 2713, Neglect of a Care Dependent Person.

 e. All offenses under Chapter 55 of the Pennsylvania Crimes Code, titled ''Offenses against public order and decency''

 3) Any offense arising out of an incident for which the District Attorney of Indiana County has given notice to the investigating Agency of his intent to review any charges brought in connection with that incident prior to filing.

 Shall not hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer unless the complaint and affidavit has the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing.

By the Court

THOMAS M. BIANCO, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 23-785. Filed for public inspection June 16, 2023, 9:00 a.m.]

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