1482 Rescission of rule of criminal procedure 2002A*(1) and promulgation of rule of criminal procedure 202; AD-1-2016

BUCKS COUNTY

Rescission of Rule of Criminal Procedure 2002A*(1) and Promulgation of Rule of Criminal Procedure 202; AD-1-2016

[46 Pa.B. 5536]
[Saturday, August 27, 2016]

Order

 And Now, this 8th day of August 2016, it is hereby Ordered and Decreed that Bucks County Rule of Criminal Procedure 2002A*(1) is rescinded and Bucks County Rule of Criminal Procedure 202 is promulgated as follows:

Rule 202. Approval of Search Warrant Applications by Attorney for the Commonwealth.

 The District Attorney of Bucks County having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. No. 202, no search warrant shall hereafter be issued by any judicial officer in Bucks County unless the search warrant application has the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing, except for applications for search warrants which request legal blood testing of any person related to investigations or prosecutions of offenses under 75 Pa.C.S.A. § 3802. In such cases only, law enforcement shall not be required to seek or obtain prior approval from an attorney for the Commonwealth.

 This Rule shall be effective thirty days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin.

By the Court

HONORABLE JEFFREY L. FINLEY, 
President Judge

[Pa.B. Doc. No. 16-1482. Filed for public inspection August 26, 2016, 9:00 a.m.]