1267 Local rule of criminal procedure 117; administra- tive docket no. 247-2006, criminal division no. 3-2006

Title 252--ALLEGHENY COUNTY RULES

ALLEGHENY COUNTY

Local Rule of Criminal Procedure 117; Administrative Docket No. 247-2006, Criminal Division No. 3-2006

[36 Pa.B. 3812]
[Saturday, July 22, 2006]

Order of Court

   And Now, to-wit this 10th day of July, 2006, it is hereby Ordered: Allegheny County local Rule of Criminal Procedure (All.R.Crim.P. 117) Coverage, copy of which follows, is hereby promulgated as a Rule of this Court, effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin. This rule shall be kept continuously available for public inspection and copying in the Office of the Prothonotary and the Office of the Clerk of Courts. Upon request and payment of reasonable costs of reproduction and mailing, the prothonotary or clerk shall furnish to any person a copy of this rule.

   By this Order, the District Court Administrator for the Fifth Judicial District is hereby directed to:

   1.  File seven (7) certified copies of this Order and the following Rule with the Administrative Office of Pennsylvania Courts.

   2.  Distribute two (2) certified copies of the following Rule and a computer diskette that complies with the requirements of 1 Pa. Code § 13.11(b) to the Legislative Reference Bureau for publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

   3.  File one (1) certified copy of the following Rule with the Criminal Procedural Rules Committee.

   4.  File the original of this Order of Court and the following Rule in the Office of the Prothonotary and a certified copy of this Order of Court and the following Rule in the Office of the Clerk of Courts.

By the Court

JOSEPH M. JAMES,   
President Judge

Allegheny County Local Rule of Criminal Procedure 117--Coverage: Issuing Warrants; Preliminary Arraignments and Summary Trials; and Setting and Accepting Bail

   (1)  All Magisterial District Judges offices shall be open for regular business on Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 A.M. until 4:30 P.M. prevailing time except court holidays or as otherwise published on the website of the Fifth Judicial District of Pennsylvania at www. alleghenycourts.us.

   (2)  Continuous coverage for issuance of search and arrest warrants, acceptance of criminal complaints, conduct of preliminary arraignments, setting and acceptance of bail, holding of summary trials or setting of collateral therefore shall be provided at Pittsburgh Municipal Court Arraignment Court, Municipal Courts Building, 660 First Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15219, staffed by an on-duty issuing authority and staff during regular business hours, if circumstances prevent utilization of the established magisterial district judge office, and during all off- hours. Note: Arraignment Court provides off-hours coverage for Protection from Abuse Act cases (see 23 Pa.C.S. § 6110 and Pa.R.C.P.M.D.J. 1203) and issuance of arrest warrants pursuant to Rule 210 and 211 of Pa.R.J.C.P., as well.

   (3)  Magisterial District Judges and the Clerk of Courts shall be authorized to accept bail in accordance with the provisions of the Pennsylvania Rules of Criminal Procedure and as between both entities shall provide continuous coverage to do so.

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 06-1267. Filed for public inspection July 21, 2006, 9:00 a.m.]