Title 255—LOCAL
COURT RULESWESTMORELAND COUNTY Promulgation of Rule of Criminal Procedure WC717; No. 3 of 2015 [45 Pa.B. 2703]
[Saturday, June 6, 2015]Administrative Order And Now this 6th day of May, 2015, It Is Hereby Ordered that Westmoreland County Rule of Criminal Procedure WC717, Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund is adopted.
By the Court
RICHARD E. McCORMICK, Jr.,
President JudgeWC717. Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund.
(a) Pursuant to 18 Pa.C.S.A. Section 7508.1, which requires the collection of costs for the Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund (SAEDRF), the Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts shall assess and collect such costs, and shall remit such costs to the Westmoreland County Treasurer;
(b) The Westmoreland County Clerk of Courts shall remit the portion required by law to the Substance Abuse Education and Demand Reduction Fund established under Section 7508.1, and shall retain the Westmoreland County portion of the costs as a separate revenue line item, designated the ''Drug Education Fee'' in accordance with mandates of Pennsylvania law;
(c) Disbursements from the ''Drug Education Fee'' line item shall be made available for use in substance abuse treatment or prevention programs, and shall be made available only at the direction of the President Judge. Any request for such disbursements shall be made to the Criminal Justice Advisory Board, which may then make a recommendation to the President Judge. Requests for disbursement shall be submitted in the form of a proposed Order for disbursement, setting forth the purpose of the request and the proposed use of the funds.
[Pa.B. Doc. No. 15-1046. Filed for public inspection June 5, 2015, 9:00 a.m.]
