pa-56-32-1112: Certification of district attorney pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 507; No. AD-2026-197-PJ; rules doc.

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Summary

Order of Court And Now , this 27th day of July, 2026, it is hereby Ordered , that the Fifth Judicial District adopts the following Local Rule 507.7 of the Court of Common Pleas of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, Criminal Division, regarding Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by the Attorney for the Commonwealth. This rule shall be effective thirty (30) days after publication in the Pennsylvania Bulletin : Rule 507.7. Approval of Police Complaints and Arrest Warrant Affidavits by Attorney for the Commonwealth for Indecent Assault. The District Attorney of Allegheny County, Stephen A. Zappala, Jr., having filed a certification pursuant to Pa.R.Crim.P. 507, criminal complaints and arrest warrant affidavits by police officers, as defined in the Rules of Criminal Procedure, charging Indecent Assault (18 Pa.C.S. § 3126), shall not hereafter be accepted by any judicial officer unless the criminal complaint and arrest warrant affidavit have the approval of an attorney for the Commonwealth prior to filing. By the Court SUSAN EVASHAVIK DiLUCENTE, President Judge

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