MONROE COUNTY Administrative Order 2010; No. AD 27; No. 5 CV 2010 [40 Pa.B. 6261]
[Saturday, October 30, 2010]Order And Now, this 7th day of October, 2010, in accordance with the Pennsylvania Protection from Abuse Act, 23 PA.C.S.A. § 6113(a), It Is Ordered that the following procedure shall be utilized to ensure a policy is in place when a defendant is brought before a Magisterial District Judge due to violation to a Protection From Abuse Order.
It Is Further Ordered that seven (7) certified copies of this Order shall be filed with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts; that two (2) certified copies and one (1) diskette shall be filed with the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin; that one (1) certified copy shall be filed with the Civil Procedural Rules Committee of the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania; publish a copy of the local rule on the United Judicial System's web site at http://ujsportal.pacourts.us/localrules/ruleselection.aspx; one copy to the Monroe County Legal Reporter for publication, and that one copy shall be filed with the Prothonotary—Civil—of the Court of Common Pleas of Monroe County.
The effective date of this Order is 60 days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
1. Once a violation is reported to law enforcement a Protection from Abuse—Indirect Criminal Contempt is filled out by the affiant.
2. The defendant is taken before the proper issuing authority or, if after normal court hours, the on-call magisterial district judge for arraignment.
3. If the defendant is not immediately taken into custody after violating the Protection from Abuse Order, the affiant contacts the County Detective/VAWA (Violence Against Women Act) Liaison from the Monroe County District Attorney's office.
4. The VAWA Liaison adds the defendant's information to the PFA warrant list, alerting all Monroe County law enforcement agencies to an active warrant status for the defendant.
By the Court
RONALD E. VICAN,
President Judge[Pa.B. Doc. No. 10-2042. Filed for public inspection October 29, 2010, 9:00 a.m.]
