804 Amendments to rules of criminal procedure; no. 310M96

Title 255--LOCAL COURT RULES

CHESTER COUNTY

Amendments to Rules of Criminal Procedure; No. 310M96

[26 Pa.B. 2320]

Order

   And Now, this 17th day of April 1996, the following amendment to the Chester County Rules of Criminal Procedure is hereby adopted effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 6(d).

THOMAS G. GAVIN,   
President Judge

Approval by the District Attorney of Complaints and Arrest Warrants

   [101A.1.] 107  The District Attorney of Chester County having filed a Certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. [101A,] 107 criminal complaints and arrest warrant affidavits by police officers, as defined in the Rules of Criminal Procedure, charging the following offenses shall not hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer unless the complaint and affidavit have the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing:

Criminal Homicide in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2501

Murder in any Degree in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2502

Voluntary Manslaughter in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2503

Involuntary Manslaughter in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 2504

Rape in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3121

Statutory Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3122.1

Involuntary Deviate Sexual Intercourse in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3123

Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3124.1

Aggravated Indecent Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3125

Spousal Sexual Assault in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3128(a) or (b)

Arson in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3301

Robbery in violation of 18 Pa.C.S.A. § 3701(a)(1)(i) or (ii) or (iii)

Homicide by Vehicle in violation of 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3732

Homicide by Vehicle while Driving Under Influence in violation of 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3735

   Any criminal complaint filed against a person who is under 18 years of age under circumstances where the law authorizes such person to be charged as if he or she were an adult.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 96-804. Filed for public inspection May 17, 1996, 9:00 a.m.]