Title 252--ALLEGHENY COUNTY RULES ALLEGHENY COUNTY Rules of the Court of Common Pleas; No. 1 of 2005 Rules Doc. [35 Pa.B. 1881] Order of Court And Now, this 28th day of February, 2005, it is hereby ordered, pursuant to action of the Board of Judges, that the following Local Rule 300.29 affecting the Criminal Division of the Court of Common Pleas is adopted, effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.
By the Court
JOSEPH M. JAMES,
President JudgeRule 300.29 Behavior Clinic
The facilities and staff of the Behavior Clinic shall be available for the examination of a defendant in any court case upon the order of an issuing authority or a Judge of this court.
In all cases wherein a defendant is preliminarily arraigned and charged with: Criminal Homicide; Arson; Kidnapping; Sexual Offenses: Rape, Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse, Indecent Exposure, Indecent Assault, Aggravated Indecent Assault; Stalking; Endangering the Welfare of a Child; Corruption of minors (with accompanying sexual offenses); or the Criminal attempt at any of the above, the issuing authority shall make it a condition of bail that the defendant be examined by the Behavior Clinic within 48 hours if the arraignment is held on Monday through Friday, otherwise within 72 hours. When a defendant is charged with Criminal Homicide, the Behavior Clinic shall examine the defendant as promptly as possible and submit a report of the examination to the court.
In court cases other than those enumerated above, an issuing authority may order that a defendant submit to an examination in the offices of the Behavior Clinic as a condition of bail.
Local Rules 300.29 and 300.32 of the Criminal Division of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County are hereby revoked.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 05-541. Filed for public inspection March 25, 2005, 9:00 a.m.]
