1282 Adult probation ARD fees; no. 2008-MISC-343

Title 255--LOCAL
COURT RULES

LACKAWANNA COUNTY

Adult Probation ARD Fees; No. 2008-MISC-343

[38 Pa.B. 3790]
[Saturday, July 12, 2008]

Administrative Order

   Now, this 11th day of June, 2008, effective 30 days following publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin, the annual fee imposed by the Adult Probation and Parole Department for entry into the ARD program will increase to $1,200 for both DUI offenders and non-DUI offenders. ARD fees are shared by a number of funds including the present amount of $180 which goes to the President Judge's Supervision fund. The increased fee will now apportion $520 for DUI cases to the President Judge's Supervision fund and $675 for non-DUI cases to this same fund. The Clerk of Judicial Records shall collect this fee as part of Court fees levied on ARD defendants and the Lackawanna County Treasurer shall continue to maintain and administer the separate President Judge's Supervision fund.

   It is further ordered that, in accordance with Pa.R.C.P. 239, the District Court Administrator of Lackawanna County, Pennsylvania, shall:

   (a)  File seven (7) certified copies hereof with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts;

   (b)  Distribute two (2) certified copies hereof to the Legislative Reference Bureau for Publication on the Pennsylvania Bulletin;

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

   (d)  Cause a copy hereof to be published one (1) time in the Lackawanna Jurist at the expense of the County of Lackawanna; and

   (e)  Supervise and distribute hereof to all Judges of this Court.

   It is Further Ordered that copies of this Order are directed to: the Court of Common Pleas; the District Court Administrator; the Lackawanna County District Attorney's Office; the Lackawanna County Public Defender's Office; the Lackawanna County Clerk of Judicial Records Office; the Lackawanna County Adult Probation and Parole Office; and the Lackawanna County Treasurer's Office.

By the Court

CHESTER T. HARHUT,   
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 08-1282. Filed for public inspection July 11, 2008, 9:00 a.m.]