2459 Local criminal rule L-717—substance abuse education and demand reduction fund; No. 2014-1  

  • WASHINGTON COUNTY

    Local Criminal Rule L-717—Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund; No. 2014-1

    [44 Pa.B. 7441]
    [Saturday, November 29, 2014]

    Order

    And Now, this 10th day of November, 2014; It Is Hereby Ordered that the previously-stated Washington County Local Criminal Rule be adopted as follows.

     These rules will become effective thirty days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

    By the Court

    JOSEPH M. JAMES, 
    Administrative Judge

    L-717. Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund.

     (A) A substance abuse fee as set forth in Act 198 of 2002, as amended by Act 24 of 2003 and Act 36 of 2006, shall be assessed on any individual in Washington County convicted, adjudicated delinquent, or granted Accelerated Rehabilitative Disposition (ARD), or any individual who pleads guilty or nolo contendere for a violation of the Act of April 14, 1972 (P. L. 233, No. 64), known as The Controlled Substance, Drug, Device and Cosmetic Act, or a violation of 75 Pa.C.S. § 3802 (relating to driving under the influence of alcohol or controlled substance).

     (B) The Washington County Clerk of Courts shall assess and collect the fee, and the Washington County Treasurer shall establish and administer a County Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund (County SAEDRF) consisting of the county portion of fees collected.

     (C) Disbursements from the County SAEDRF shall be made only at the direction of the President Judge. Requests for funds from the County SAEDRF shall be made to the Criminal Justice Advisory Board Subcommittee established to review such requests. The subcommittee shall review requests for funds and make recommendations to the President Judge for disbursement.

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 14-2459. Filed for public inspection November 26, 2014, 9:00 a.m.]

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