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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 04-1775

THE COURTS

WESTMORELAND COUNTY

Promulgation of Rules of Criminal Procedure WC 114 and WC 576; No. 2 Civil of 2004

[34 Pa.B. 5263]

Order

   And Now This 8th day of September 2004, it is hereby Ordered that new Westmoreland Rules of Criminal Procedure WC114 and WC576 are adopted and current Rules WC114 and WC576 are rescinded effective November 1, 2004.

By the Court

DANIEL J. ACKERMAN,   
President Judge

WC 114. Orders and Court Notices: Filing; Service; and Docket Entries.

   (A)  Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 114(A)(1) and (2), warrants, court orders, and court notices shall be docketed and placed in the criminal case file within two working days of receipt.

   (B)  Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 114(B), the Westmoreland County Court Administrator is designated to serve court notices. The Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts shall serve all Orders.

   1.  The Court Administrator shall place in the mail or otherwise serve all notices within two working days of printing.

   2.  The Clerk of Courts shall give a copy of all Court Orders to the defendant or to the deputy sheriff who has custody of the defendant when the defendant reports to the Clerk of Courts. A copy of all such Court Orders that affect a defendant's custodial status shall also immediately be sent by facsimile transmission to the Records Division of the Westmoreland County Prison.

   3.  The Clerk of Courts shall serve all Court Orders not covered by Subsection (B)(2) by placing such Orders in the mail or by other means listed in Pa.R.Crim.P. 114(B)(3) within two working days of filing.

   Comment: This Rule is promulgated pursuant to the responsibility given the president judge by Pa.R.Crim.P. 116.

WC 576. Filing and Service by Parties

   (A)  The Clerk of Courts shall immediately time stamp all written motions, notices, or documents presented for filing, and shall docket and place in the criminal case file all such papers within two working days of filing.

   (B)  Pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 576 (B)(3)(d) any document required to be served upon the court administrator may be served by facsimile transmission.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 04-1775. Filed for public inspection September 24, 2004, 9:00 a.m.]



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