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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 17-704

THE COURTS

Title 255—LOCAL COURT RULES

CLEARFIELD COUNTY

Local Rules of Criminal Procedure; CP-17-AD-2-2017

[47 Pa.B. 2424]
[Saturday, April 29, 2017]

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

 1. Pursuant to Rule 507 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure, Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits shall require approval of the District Attorney of Clearfield County, or his designee, or the Attorney General of Pennsylvania, or his designee, prior to filing, as set forth below:

 a. Approval may be granted using advanced communication technology or other electronic method, including but not limited to e-mail and fax transmission, and the use of electronic or digital signatures. Nothing in this rule is intended to require an original signature of the attorney for the Commonwealth to indicate approval.

 b. All Arrest Warrant Affidavits shall require approval prior to filing.

 c. All Police Complaints shall require approval prior to filing, except Police Complaints charging any of the following offenses:

Title 18

a. Simple Assault 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2701
b. Recklessly Endangering Another Person 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2705
c. Terroristic Threats 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2706
d. Harassment 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2709
e. Defiant Trespasser 18 Pa.C.S.A. 3503(b)
f. Simple Trespasser 18 Pa.C.S.A. 3503(b.1)
g. Any Theft Related Offense Graded
Pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 3903(b)
and 3929(b)(1)(ii) and (iii)
18 Pa.C.S.A. §§ 3903(b) and
 3929(b)(1)(ii) and (iii)
h. Disorderly Conduct 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5503
i. Loitering and Prowling at Night 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5506
j. Obstructing Highways and Other Public Passages 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5507
k. Open Lewdness 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 5901

Title 35

a. Possession of Drug Paraphernalia 35 Pa.C.S.A. § 780-113(a)(32)

Title 75

a. Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol or Controlled Substance 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3802(a), (b), or (c)
b. Fleeing or Attempting to Elude Police 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3733

Effective Date. Adopted March 22, 2004. Effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Amended July 15, 2011. Effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Amended May 30, 2012. Effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. Amended May 1, 2017. Effective 30 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

FREDRIC J. AMMERMAN, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 17-704. Filed for public inspection April 28, 2017, 9:00 a.m.]



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