MERCER COUNTY Local Rules of Court; No. 5 AD 2014 [44 Pa.B. 6766]
[Saturday, October 25, 2014]And Now, this 25th day of September, 2014, The Court Hereby Approves, Adopts and Promulgates these amendments to Mercer County Local Rule of Criminal Procedure L-571. Said amendments shall become effective thirty (30) days after the date of publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, pursuant to Rule 103(c) of the Pennsylvania Rules of Judicial Procedure, and Rule 105 of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure.
It is further Ordered and Directed that the Court Administrator of Mercer County shall file one (1) certified copy of this order and amendments with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts, furnish two (2) certified copies to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and file one certified copy with the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee.
It is further Ordered and Directed that Local Rules shall be kept continuously available for public inspection and copying in the Offices of the Prothonotary of Mercer County. Upon request and payment of reasonable costs of reproduction and mailing, these offices shall furnish to any person a copy of these Local Rules. These amendments shall be published in the Mercer County Law Journal.
By the Court
THOMAS R. DOBSON,
President JudgeRule L-571. Arraignments.
Amendment:
(a) A defendant who is charged with crimes that do not include Driving Under the Influence shall be arraigned in Common Pleas Court on the Tuesday of the eighth week following that defendant's preliminary hearing by the Magisterial District Judge.
A defendant who is charged with at least one count of Driving Under the Influence shall be arraigned in Common Pleas Court on Tuesday of the twelfth week following the defendant's preliminary hearing by the Magisterial District Judge.
If no Common Pleas Arraignment Court is scheduled for said Tuesday, a defendant's arraignment shall take place on the next scheduled Arraignment Court.
New section to be added:
(h) ARD hearings for all eligible defendants charged with at least one count of Driving Under the Influence shall be held immediately following their arraignment. The District Attorney of Mercer County shall, at the time of arraignment, notify each defendant whether he/she is or is not eligible for admission into the ARD Program.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-2180. Filed for public inspection October 24, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]
