860 Crime victim's compensation fund and victim witness services fund; No. 2016-1  

  • WASHINGTON COUNTY

    Crime Victim's Compensation Fund and Victim Witness Services Fund; No. 2016-1

    [46 Pa.B. 2551]
    [Saturday, May 21, 2016]

    Administrative Order

    And Now, this 28th day of April, 2016 it is hereby Ordered and Decreed that, pursuant to § 18 P.S. 11.1101, this Court Approves the increased assessment of the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund and Victim Witness Services Fund to a total of $75, unless otherwise ordered by this Court. This cost shall be imposed at both the Magisterial District Courts and the Court of Common Pleas of this Judicial District not withstanding any statutory provision to the contrary.

     It is Ordered that pursuant to § 18 P.S. 11.1101(b), disposition of this assessment shall be as follows:

     (1) Thirty-five dollars of the costs imposed where the accused pleaded guilty or nolo contendere, or was placed in a diversionary program, plus 30% of the costs imposed which exceed $60 shall be paid into the Crime Victim's Compensation Fund; and

     (2) Twenty-five dollars of the costs imposed where the accused pleaded guilty or nolo contendere, or was placed in a diversionary program, plus 70% of the costs imposed which exceed $60 shall be paid into the Victim Witness Services Fund.

     The costs paid under § 18 P.S. 11.1101(b)(2) that exceed $60 shall be returned by the Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency to the County of Washington for victim witness services.

     It is Ordered that this Administrative Order shall be effective thirty (30) days after the publication thereof in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, and shall govern all matters then pending.

     It is further Ordered that, in accordance with Pa.R.Crim.P. 105, the District Court Administrator shall:

     (a) File one (1) certified copy hereof with the Administrative Office of the Pennsylvania Courts;

     (b) Distribute two (2) certified copies hereof to and one (1) CD-ROM copy that complies with the requirement of Pa. Code § 13.11(b), to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in Pennsylvania Bulletin;

     (c) File one (1) certified copy hereof with the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee;

     (d) File one (1) certified copy with the Clerk of Courts;

     (e) Cause a copy hereof to be published in the Washington County Bar Journal once a week for two successive weeks at the expense of the County of Washington; and

     (f) Supervise the distribution hereof to all Judges of this Court and the Magisterial District Judges of the County of Washington.

    By the Court

    KATHERINE B. EMERY, 
    President Judge

    [Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-860. Filed for public inspection May 20, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]

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